飞往

• Pinyin: fēi wǎng
• Hanzi breakdown: 飞 = 飞 (bird in flight — to fly); 往 = 彳 + 主 (movement + main direction — to go towards)

Meaning

To fly to; to travel by air to (a destination). Used specifically for air travel.

A directional compound meaning 'to fly towards/to'. Common in travel, aviation, and news contexts. Pairs with city or country names. More formal than 飞去.

Examples

1. 代表团明日将乘坐专机飞往日内瓦，出席联合国人权理事会举办的年度审议会议，就多项议题发表中方立场。 The delegation will fly to Geneva tomorrow on a chartered aircraft to attend the UN Human Rights Council’s annual review meeting and present China’s positions on multiple issues.
2. 由于受到强烈气旋的影响，所有计划飞往东南亚地区的航班均已暂停起飞，乘客需等待通知重新办理改签手续。 Due to a powerful cyclone, all flights scheduled to Southeast Asia have been suspended. Passengers must wait for further notice to rebook their tickets.
3. 他接到公司紧急召回的通知后，连夜收拾行李，第二天一早便飞往总部所在城市参加高层危机处置会议。 After receiving an urgent recall notice from his company, he packed through the night and flew to the headquarters city early the next morning to attend a senior-level crisis response meeting.

Usage Guide

Context: travel, aviation, news, business

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 外交部长将于本周五飞往布鲁塞尔，与欧盟高级官员就双边贸易协议的细节问题展开新一轮正式磋商。(The foreign minister will fly to Brussels this Friday to hold a new round of formal consultations with senior EU officials on the details of the bilateral trade agreement.)
• 由于暴风雪天气导致跑道结冰，航空公司不得不取消所有飞往北方城市的航班，并启动大规模旅客安置应急预案。(Due to the runway freezing caused by a blizzard, the airline had to cancel all flights flying to northern cities and activate a large-scale passenger accommodation emergency plan.)

Don't Say

• 飞往 for non-air travel — do not say 他飞往车站 (he flew to the station); use 飞往 only when the mode of transport is an aircraft

Origin & History

飞 (to fly) + 往 (towards; to go to) — to fly in the direction of a destination

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal