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飞

飛
fēi
verb HSK 1 #803

Meanings

  1. 1 to fly

Characters

飞
fēi
to fly
Simplified from 飛 — a bird rising into the air

Examples

鸟在天上飞。
Niǎo zài tiānshang fēi.
Birds fly in the sky.
飞机飞了三个小时。
Fēijī fēi le sān ge xiǎoshí.
The airplane flew for three hours.

Tips

history
The traditional character 飛 is a pictograph of a bird in flight with wings spread. The simplified 飞 retains the upward-sweeping wing shape.
usage
飞机 (fēijī, airplane) literally means 'flying machine.' 飞 appears in many vivid expressions: 飞快 (extremely fast), 飞速 (at flying speed).

Stroke Order

飞 fēi