起降

qǐjiàng

verb #34,513

Meanings

1 to take off and land (of aircraft)
2 takeoff and landing

Characters

to rise, take off

to descend, land

Examples

HSK 3

这座机场每天有上千架次的飞机起降。

Zhè zuò jīchǎng měitiān yǒu shàngqiān jiàcì de fēijī qǐjiàng.

This airport has over a thousand aircraft takeoffs and landings each day.

HSK 7-9

由于天气恶劣，飞机暂时无法起降。

Yóuyú tiānqì èliè, fēijī zànshí wúfǎ qǐjiàng.

Due to bad weather, the planes temporarily can't take off or land.

Tips

usage

起降 is the compact aviation/news-reporting word combining 起飞 (take off) + 降落 (land). You'll hear it in airport announcements, weather impact reports, and discussions of runway capacity. Note 降 here is jiàng (to descend), not xiáng (to surrender).

Stroke Order

起 qǐ

降 jiàng