航行

hángxíng

verb HSK 7 #7,007

Meanings

1 to navigate
2 to sail
3 to voyage

Characters

to navigate; to sail

to travel; to go

Examples

这艘船在大海上航行了三天。

Zhè sōu chuán zài dàhǎi shàng hángxíng le sān tiān.

The ship sailed on the ocean for three days.

飞机正在高空航行。

Fēijī zhèngzài gāokōng hángxíng.

The plane is navigating at high altitude.

Tips

usage

航行 can refer to travel by sea or air. For sea: 航海 is more specific. For air: 飞行 is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

航 háng

行 xíng