Word

飞 (fēi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

Meaning of 飞

动 dòng verb

to fly

鸟儿在天空中飞。

niǎo er zài tiān kōng zhōng fēi

Birds fly in the sky.

Word breakdown

飞 fēi — to fly

1 飞机 fēi jī — airplane HSK 1
- 飞 flying, flight
- 机 machine, apparatus
Example

我坐飞机去北京。

wǒ zuò fēi jī qù Běi jīng

I'm taking an airplane to Beijing.
2 起飞 qǐ fēi — take off HSK 3
- 起 rise, lift
- 飞 fly
Example

飞机马上就要起飞了。

fēi jī mǎ shàng jiù yào qǐ fēi le

The plane is about to take off.
3 飞行 fēi xíng — to fly HSK 5
- 飞 to fly
- 行 to travel, to move
Example

鸟儿在天空中自由飞行。

niǎo er zài tiān kōng zhōng zì yóu fēi xíng

Birds fly freely in the sky.
4 飞行员 fēi xíng yuán — pilot HSK 5
- 飞 to fly; indicates flying/aviation
- 行 to go/travel; combines with 飞 to form 'flight'
- 员 personnel/member; indicates a person in this profession
Example

他是一名经验丰富的飞行员。

tā shì yì míng jīng yàn fēng fù de fēi xíng yuán

He is an experienced pilot.
5 放飞 fàng fēi — to set free, to release (to fly) HSK 6
- 放 to release, to let go
- 飞 to fly, flight
Example

春天来了，我们决定放飞这只小鸟。

chūn tiān lái le wǒ men jué dìng fàng fēi zhè zhī xiǎo niǎo

Spring came, and we decided to set this little bird free.

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6 飞速 fēi sù — rapidly HSK 6
- 飞 flying, soaring (emphasizing extreme speed)
- 速 speed, velocity
Example

科技飞速发展。

kē jì fēi sù fā zhǎn

Technology is developing rapidly.
7 不翼而飞 bú yì ér fēi — to disappear without a trace HSK 7
- 不 not, without
- 翼 wing, wings
- 而 and yet, but
- 飞 to fly
Example

我的钱包不翼而飞了。

wǒ de qián bāo bú yì ér fēi le

My wallet disappeared without a trace.
8 飞碟 fēi dié — flying saucer HSK 7
- 飞 flying
- 碟 disc/saucer
Example

他说他昨晚看到了一个飞碟。

tā shuō tā zuó wǎn kàn dào le yí gè fēi dié

He said he saw a flying saucer last night.
9 飞禽走兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu — birds and beasts HSK 7
- 飞 flying (describes birds that fly)
- 禽 birds, fowl (feathered creatures)
- 走 running, walking (describes land animals)
- 兽 beasts, animals (four-legged mammals)
Example

森林里有各种飞禽走兽。

sēn lín lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng fēi qín zǒu shòu

The forest has various kinds of birds and beasts.
10 飞翔 fēi xiáng — to soar; to fly HSK 7
- 飞 to fly; the basic action of flight
- 翔 to soar; graceful, sustained flight
Example

鸟儿在天空中自由地飞翔。

niǎo er zài tiān kōng zhōng zì yóu de fēi xiáng

Birds soar freely in the sky.
11 飞船 fēi chuán — spaceship HSK 7
- 飞 flying, flight
- 船 ship, vessel
Example

飞船正在飞往火星。

fēi chuán zhèng zài fēi wǎng huǒ xīng

The spaceship is flying to Mars.
12 飞跃 fēi yuè — leap forward HSK 7
- 飞 fly, soar (conveys rapid upward movement)
- 跃 leap, jump (conveys sudden advancement)
Example

中国经济实现了飞跃发展。

Zhōng guó jīng jì shí xiàn le fēi yuè fā zhǎn

China's economy has achieved leap-forward development.

Structure & writing

1 飞 fēi — (of birds, insects, etc.) to flap wings and move through the air

飞 is not used as a component in any other character.

飞 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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Meaning of 飞

飞 fēi — to fly