qǐ​fēi HSK2

take off

起飞 (起飛) qǐ​fēi
take off verb
to leave the ground and begin flight, typically referring to an aircraft or rocket

The plane is on the runway preparing for takeoff.

boom verb
to enter a period of rapid development or economic growth

With the introduction of the new policy, the local economy began to take off.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
19.9 per million appears in 6% of films
Written text
12.2 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2

Sources

Definitions
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