飞

• 拼音: fēi
• 汉字拆解: 飞 = simplified from 飛, a pictograph of a bird with spread wings in flight

含义

To fly. Describes the movement of birds, planes, or anything through the air.

Used literally for birds, planes, and insects. Also used figuratively to mean very fast: 时间飞快 (time flies). Appears in many compounds like 飞机 (airplane), 飞行 (flight).

例句

1. 小鸟在天上飞。
2. 飞机飞得很高。
3. 时间过得真快，一天就飞过去了。

用法指南

语境: nature, travel, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你看，那只鸟飞得好高！(Look, that bird is flying so high!)
• 我们坐飞机飞到北京。(We flew to Beijing by plane.)

错误说法

• 鱼在水里飞。(Fish don't fly — use 游 (swim) for fish moving in water)

起源与历史

The traditional form 飛 is a pictograph depicting a bird in flight with spread wings. The simplified form 飞 retains the upward strokes suggesting upward movement.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal