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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

航行 [hángxíng]
  1. 1. verb [指船] sail
  2. 2. verb [指飞机] fly

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

航行 [hángxíng]
  1. 1. navigate by water; sail
    内河航行
    inland navigation
  2. 2. navigate by air; fly
    空中航行
    aerial navigation
  3. 3. verb traffic
  4. 4. noun voyage
  5. 5. noun navigation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

航行 [hángxíng]
  1. 1. 船舶在水面或水下行驶;飞机及其他飞行器在空中或宇宙空间飞行。

Examples

空中航行
aerial navigation
极地航行
arctic navigation; polar air navigation
首次航行
maiden (or first) voyage
行星际航行
interplanetary flight (or travel)
沿着海岸航行
sail along the coast
我们的船在导标的指引下航行
The beacons guided our sailing.
船刚航行到江心,舵盘忽然失灵了。
The steering wheel failed to work properly when the ship was in the middle of the river.
这就是哥伦布发现新大陆航行的海道。
This sea route is the way Columbus sailed when he discovered the new continent.
海上航行时掌舵手要懂得把握风向,见风使舵。
The steered should be able to judge the direction of wind and trim the sails to it.

Collocations

缓慢航行
to navigate slowly
环球航行
a global trip
高速航行
to navigate speedily
航行路线
the navigation route

Word Decomposition


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