háng

航

Character · Noun · Verb · Proper noun

boat; sail; route

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

boat; ship (literary)

formal

Formal, literary usage, rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.

Gǔ古
háng航
zài载
wù物
dù渡
jiāng江
hé河
 。

Ancient boats carried goods across rivers.

Bǎi百
háng航
zhēng争
liú流
qiān千
fān帆
jìng竞
fā发
 。

Hundreds of boats compete to sail forward.

2.

verb

sail; navigate; travel by water/air

neutral

Most common usage, refers to traveling by water, air or space.

Zhè这
sōu艘
lún轮
chuán船
jiāng将
yuǎn远
háng航
tài太
píng平
yáng洋
 。

This ship will sail across the Pacific Ocean.

Fēi飞
jī机
zhèng正
zài在
gāo高
kōng空
háng航
xíng行
 。

The plane is navigating at high altitude.

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Zhè这
tiáo条
háng航
xiàn线
lián连
jiē接
le了
liǎng两
zuò座
yán沿
hǎi海
chéng城
shì市
 。

This shipping route connects two coastal cities.

Háng航
bān班
zhǔn准
shí时
qǐ起
fēi飞
le了
 。

The flight took off on time.

Wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
ān安
quán全
dǐ抵
dá达
mù目
dì的
dì地
 ,
háng航
chéng程
shùn顺
lì利
jié结
shù束
 。

We have safely arrived at our destination, and the voyage has ended smoothly.

3.

proper noun

surname Hang

neutral

Used as a family name, capitalized when used as a proper noun.

Háng航
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
kè客
hù户
 。

Mr. Hang is a new client of our company.