Chinese word

飞往

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēi wǎng

Meaning

  • verbfly to

Example

今晚的航班飞往上海。jīn wǎn de háng bān fēi wǎng shàng hǎi

Tonight's flight flies to Shanghai.

Illustration for 飞往 (fly to)

More examples

他明天早上从广州飞往北京。tā míng tiān zǎo shàng cóng guǎng zhōu fēi wǎng běi jīng

He flies from Guangzhou to Beijing tomorrow morning.

Core concept

An air journey is shown as movement along a line from its departure point toward its named destination.

Common phrases

  • 从北京飞往上海cóng běi jīng fēi wǎng shàng hǎi

    fly from Beijing to Shanghai

  • 从机场飞往各地cóng jī chǎng fēi wǎng gè dì

    fly from the airport to different places

  • 航班飞往上海háng bān fēi wǎng shàng hǎi

    flight flies to Shanghai

Similar words

去qù: Move from one place to another or go to a particular place.
飞fēi: Move through the air by flying.
到dào: Reach or arrive at a place.
乘坐chéng zuò: Travel by riding in or on a vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

表示航班、飞机或其他空中交通从出发地朝某地飞去，用于标示航班的目的地或到达地。biǎo shì háng bān fēi jī huò qí tā kōng zhōng jiāo tōng cóng chū fā dì cháo mǒu dì fēi qù yòng yú biāo shì háng bān de mù dì dì huò dào dá dì

Word origin

The compound joins 飞 (fēi, "fly") and 往 (wǎng, "toward"), combining movement through the air with a direction toward an endpoint.

Usage tips

  • In airport signs, timetables, and route reports, this compact verb describes where a flight is headed, while personal conversation often uses a fuller expression for taking a trip.

Opposites

  • 飞离fēi lífly away fromverb

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