航行

hángxíng

verb HSK 7-9 #7,007

Meanings

1 to navigate
2 to sail
3 to voyage

Characters

to navigate; to sail

to travel; to go

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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