Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
飞
fēi
Description
"飞"是鸟或飞机在天上移动的意思。
"飞" means birds or airplanes moving in the sky.
这个字也可以说东西很快，比如"时间飞快"。
This character can also describe something very fast, like "时间飞快" (time flies).
Meanings
飞fēi
to fly (in the air)
小鸟在天上飞。
The little bird is flying in the sky.
飞fēi
to fly by plane; to travel by air
我明天飞北京。
I am flying to Beijing tomorrow.
飞快fēikuài
very fast; swiftly
他跑得飞快。
He runs very fast.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of a bird flapping its wings in flight.
- Nuance
飞 emphasizes movement through air; use 坐飞机 for the ordinary act of flying somewhere.
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