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飞(飛) fēi fly in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
This character is itself a radical. The traditional form is a pictograph of a crane in flight, with the two 飞 depicting the crane’s wings, and the straight line in the middle depicting the crane’s body and tail.
Examples[edit | edit source]
◉飞 (飛) fēi fly [V]
◉飞机 (飛機) fēijī airplane [N]
◉飞机场 (飛機場) fēijīchăng airport [PW]
◉开飞机 (開飛機) kāi fēijī fly an airplane
◉坐飞机 (坐飛機) zuò fēijī take an airplane, travel by plane
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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