Chinese word 起航 meaning explanation pronunciation

Writing Sheet

Word

Pinyin qǐ háng

Phonetic Notation ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄤˊ

English(of a ship) to set sail, (of an aeroplane) to take off, also written 啟航|启航[qi3 hang2]

Frenchmettre les voiles, décoller

◎ 起航 qǐháng

[set sail] 轮船、飞机等开始航行

起航是一个汉语词汇，读音为qǐ háng，起航和启航是异形词，通用，起航多表示轮船、飞机等开始航行，在词性上属于行为动词。