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CHINESE CHARACTER

fēi

飞

飞

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fly

Numbered pinyin
fei1
English meanings
hover in the air, flight, hover, volatilize, wing, disappear through volatilization, flutter, skip, hover/flutter in the air, fly, blow, flutter in the air, flit

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    niǎo鸟ér儿zài在tiānshang天上fēi飞。

    Birds fly in the sky.

  2. 02

    fēijī飞机qǐfēi起飞le了。

    The plane took off.

  3. 03

    shíjiān时间guò过de得fēi飞kuài快。

    Time flies.

  4. 04

    hú蝴dié蝶zài在huā花jiān间fēi飞。

    Butterflies fly among the flowers.

  5. 05

    tā他zuò坐fēijī飞机qù去shàng上hǎi海。

    He flew to Shanghai.

  6. 06

    fēngzheng风筝fēi飞de得hěn很gāo高。

    The kite flew very high.

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