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fēi
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fly

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Words Containing 飞

飞刀
fēi dāo

a throwing knife

远走高飞
yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi

to go far

腾飞
téng fēi

lit. to fly upwards swiftly

放飞
fàng fēi

to allow to fly

飞鸟时代
fēi niǎo shí dài

Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)

垂直起落飞机
chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

飞檐走壁
fēi yán zǒu bì

to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

飞秒
fēi miǎo

femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s

双翼飞机
shuāng yì fēi jī

biplane

云霄飞车
yún xiāo fēi chē

roller coaster

航天飞机
háng tiān fēi jī

space shuttle

飞行检查
fēi xíng jiǎn chá

unannounced inspection

健步如飞
jiàn bù rú fēi

running as fast as flying

漫天飞舞
màn tiān fēi wǔ

(of snow etc) to fill the sky

杰瑞·宋飞
jié ruì · sòng fēi

Jerry Seinfeld

低空飞过
dī kōng fēi guò

to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)

水上飞板
shuǐ shàng fēi bǎn

flyboard

飞行记录
fēi xíng jì lù

flight record

飞行员
fēi xíng yuán

pilot

突飞猛进
tū fēi měng jìn

to advance by leaps and bounds

直飞
zhí fēi

to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)

飞鹰走马
fēi yīng zǒu mǎ

to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt

煮熟的鸭子飞了
zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le

the cooked duck flew away (proverb)

飞行云
fēi xíng yún

contrail

垂直和短距起落飞机
chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft

飞跃
fēi yuè

to leap

下飞机
xià fēi jī

to get off a plane

高飞
gāo fēi

Goofy (friend of Mickey Mouse)

飞身翻腾
fēi shēn fān téng

flying somersault

战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

飞扬
fēi yáng

to rise

飞出个未来
fēi chū ge wèi lái

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

飞舟
fēi zhōu

fast boat

飞盘
fēi pán

frisbee

飞弹
fēi dàn

missile

劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi

the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)

飞吻
fēi wěn

to blow a kiss

起飞
qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

飞雪
fēi xuě

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飞蝗
fēi huáng

flying locusts

飞腿
fēi tuǐ

kick

飞鼠
fēi shǔ

flying squirrel

比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi

lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)

飞转
fēi zhuàn

to spin rapidly; to whirl around

飞行模式
fēi xíng mó shì

airplane mode (on an electronic device)

飞艇
fēi tǐng

airship

侠盗飞车
xiá dào fēi chē

Grand Theft Auto (video game series)

飞鹰
fēi yīng

eagle

飞鸿踏雪
fēi hóng tà xuě

see 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xuě ní hóng zhǎo]

飞叶子
fēi yè zi

(slang) to smoke pot

协和飞机
xié hé fēi jī

Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner

飞鸟
fēi niǎo

bird

不明飞行物
bù míng fēi xíng wù

unidentified flying object (UFO)

飞马座
fēi mǎ zuò
飞针走线
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn

flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework

笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

飞涨
fēi zhǎng

soaring inflation

飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ

lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

飞机师
fēi jī shī

pilot

喜群飞
xǐ qún fēi

gregarious (ornithology)

飞天
fēi tiān

flying Apsara (Buddhist art)

飞轮
fēi lún

flywheel

飞来飞去
fēi lái fēi qù

to fly about

飞鸿雪爪
fēi hóng xuě zhǎo

see 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xuě ní hóng zhǎo]

飞驰
fēi chí
飞机场
fēi jī chǎng

airport

不翼而飞
bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace

飞逝
fēi shì

(of time) to pass quickly

飞舞
fēi wǔ

to flutter

烽烟四起,战火纷飞
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

黄飞鸿
huáng fēi hóng

Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925), martial arts master

飞行记录器
fēi xíng jì lù qì

flight recorder

停飞
tíng fēi

(of an aircraft) to be grounded

打飞机
dǎ fēi jī

to masturbate (slang)

太空飞船
tài kōng fēi chuán

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

飞碟
fēi dié

flying saucer

飞船
fēi chuán

spaceship

飞散
fēi sàn

(of smoke) to disperse; to dissipate

陕飞集团
shǎn fēi jí tuán

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (state-owned enterprise)

水上飞机
shuǐ shàng fēi jī

seaplane

飞鱼
fēi yú
飞贼
fēi zéi

cat burglar

霞飞
xiá fēi

Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), leading French general at the start of World War One

网飞
wǎng fēi

Netflix, American entertainment company

纷飞
fēn fēi

to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc)

飞利浦
fēi lì pǔ

Philips (company)

飞鸽
fēi gē

Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)

血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi

flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage

群飞
qún fēi

to fly as a flock or swarm

飞机票
fēi jī piào

air ticket

飞龙
fēi lóng

wyvern (type of dragon)

双宿双飞
shuāng sù shuāng fēi

lit. to rest and fly together (idiom)

惊飞
jīng fēi

to go off like a rocket; to rocket

双飞
shuāng fēi

flying in pairs

南飞过冬
nán fēi guò dōng

(of birds) to migrate south for the winter

飞蚊症
fēi wén zhèng

eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor)

飞鱼座
fēi yú zuò
飞红
fēi hóng

to blush

黑飞
hēi fēi

to fly illegally (of planes, drones etc)

飞速
fēi sù

swift

飞翔
fēi xiáng

to circle in the air

飞行甲板
fēi xíng jiǎ bǎn

flight deck

起飞弹射
qǐ fēi tán shè

takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)

插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi

lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

飞奔
fēi bēn

to dash (run fast)

飞身
fēi shēn

to move quickly

飞腾
fēi téng
飞机失事
fēi jī shī shì

plane crash

飞机舱门
fēi jī cāng mén

airplane cabin door

鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken

飞地
fēi dì

administrative enclave

飞蛾扑火
fēi é pū huǒ

the moth flies into the flame

高飞远走
gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu

to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place

飞沫传染
fēi mò chuán rǎn

droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

飞行记录仪
fēi xíng jì lù yí

flight recorder

飞禽走兽
fēi qín zǒu shòu

birds and animals

红外线导引飞弹
hóng wài xiàn dǎo yǐn fēi dàn

infrared guided missile

飞跃道
fēi yuè dào

parkour (HK)

飞短流长
fēi duǎn liú cháng

to spread malicious gossip

越飞
yuè fēi

Adolph Abramovich Joffe (1883-1927), Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China

飞越
fēi yuè

to fly across

飞镖
fēi biāo

darts (game)

单翼飞机
dān yì fēi jī

monoplane

直升飞机
zhí shēng fēi jī

see 直升機|直升机[zhí shēng jī]

飞将军
fēi jiāng jūn

nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广[lǐ guǎng]

飞蛾
fēi é

moth

无人飞行器
wú rén fēi xíng qì

drone

飞过
fēi guò

to fly over

比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi

to fly wing to wing (idiom)

鸡飞狗跳
jī fēi gǒu tiào

lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)

飞沫
fēi mò

airborne droplet

飞机
fēi jī

airplane

飞觥走斝
fēi gōng zǒu jiǎ

to drink one's fill (idiom)

飞膜
fēi mó

patagium

飞机云
fēi jī yún

contrail

张飞打岳飞
zhāng fēi dǎ yuè fēi

lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei

不着陆飞行
bù zhuó lù fēi xíng

nonstop flight

飞跑
fēi pǎo

to run like the wind

神采飞扬
shén cǎi fēi yáng

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor

飞禽
fēi qín

birds

迁飞
qiān fēi

to migrate (of birds)

飞挝
fēi wō

ancient weapon with a tip like a grappling hook, thrown at enemy combatants in order to capture them

放飞机
fàng fēi jī

(coll.) to stand sb up

飞征
fēi zhēng

birds and beasts

龙飞
lóng fēi

to promote (to official position in former times)

岳飞
yuè fēi

Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general

魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn

lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)

飞鱼族
fēi yú zú
飞瀑
fēi pù

waterfall

飞马
fēi mǎ
短距起落飞机
duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī

short takeoff and landing aircraft

齐柏林飞艇
qí bó lín fēi tǐng

Zeppelin dirigible airship

神舟号飞船
shén zhōu hào fēi chuán

Shenzhou (spacecraft)

飞黄腾达
fēi huáng téng dá

lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)

飞出
fēi chū

to fly out

阿飞
ā fēi

hoodlum

飞符
fēi fú

talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙|符箓[fú lù])

飞虫
fēi chóng

flying insect

满天飞
mǎn tiān fēi

to rush around everywhere

横飞
héng fēi

to splash across

中国商用飞机
zhōng guó shāng yòng fēi jī

COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)

飞机餐
fēi jī cān

in-flight meal

飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò

sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

飞也似的
fēi yě shì de

lit. as if flying

飞溅
fēi jiàn

to splash

奈飞
nài fēi

Netflix, American entertainment company

质的飞跃
zhì de fēi yuè

qualitative leap

试飞员
shì fēi yuán

test pilot

飞行
fēi xíng

(of planes etc) to fly

飞毛腿
fēi máo tuǐ

swift feet

喷气式飞机
pēn qì shì fēi jī

jet aircraft

飞索
fēi suǒ

zip line

展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi

to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)

飞快
fēi kuài

very fast

飞虎队
fēi hǔ duì

Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two

空中飞人
kōng zhōng fēi rén

trapeze artist

灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè

lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)

奋飞
fèn fēi

to spread wings and fly

飞扬跋扈
fēi yáng bá hù

bossy and domineering

飞升
fēi shēng

to fly upwards

宇宙飞船
yǔ zhòu fēi chuán

spacecraft

飞轮海
fēi lún hǎi

Fahrenheit, Taiwan pop group, from 2005

眉飞色舞
méi fēi sè wǔ

smiles of exultation

张飞
zhāng fēi

Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine

执飞
zhí fēi

(of an airline) to run a flight

飞沫四溅
fēi mò sì jiàn

to spray in all directions