滑行

huáxíng

verb #14,610

Meanings

1 to slide
2 to coast
3 to glide
4 to taxi

Characters

to slide; slippery

to move; to travel

Examples

HSK 4

孩子们在冰面上滑行。

Háizi men zài bīngmiàn shàng huáxíng.

The children were gliding on the ice.

HSK 7-9

飞机在跑道上滑行了很久。

Fēijī zài pǎodào shàng huáxíng le hěn jiǔ.

The plane taxied on the runway for a long time.

Tips

usage

In aviation, 滑行 specifically means taxiing (moving on the ground). For actual flight/gliding through the air, 滑翔 is used instead.

Stroke Order

滑 huá

行 xíng