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The word 起飞 is formed by combining the character 起, meaning "to rise" or "to begin", with the character 飞, meaning "to fly". Together, they create a compound word where the action of rising sequentially leads into the action of flying, directly conveying the concept of an aircraft leaving the ground or, by extension, something commencing rapidly.

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航班准时起飞

Hángbān zhǔnshí qǐfēi.

The flight takes off on time.

飞机在跑道上起飞

Fēijī zài pǎodào shàng qǐfēi.

The plane takes off on the runway.

经济开始起飞了。

Jīngjì kāishǐ qǐfēi le.

The economy is starting to take off.

新技术让公司业务起飞

Xīn jìshù ràng gōngsī yèwù qǐfēi.

New technology makes the company's business take off.

在政策的支持下,当地经济实现了快速起飞

Zài zhèngcè de zhīchí xià, dāngdì jīngjì shíxiànle kuàisù qǐfēi.

With the support of policies, the local economy achieved rapid take-off.

Word Definition - 起飞

qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly

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