Usage of the character 飛

talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙／符箓 (fúlù))
to invoke the magical power of such a talisman
a tiger tally 虎符 (hǔfú) sent with great urgency

fēimǎ

飞马

[飛馬]

at the gallop

fēixíng

飞行

[飛行]

(of planes etc) to fly
flying
flight
aviation

zhífēi

直飞

[直飛]

to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)

fēijiǎn

飞检

[飛檢]

unannounced inspection (abbr. for 飛行檢查／飞行检查 (fēixíngjiǎnchá))

shuāngfēi

双飞

[雙飛]

flying in pairs
close union as husband and wife
round-trip flight
(slang) threesome

fēimó

飞膜

[飛膜]

patagium

fēiyuè

飞越

[飛越]

to fly across
to fly over
to fly past
(literary) (of one's spirits) to soar

fēitǐng

飞艇

[飛艇]

airship

fēipǎo

飞跑

[飛跑]

to run like the wind
to rush
to gallop

Gāofēi

高飞

[高飛]

Goofy (friend of Mickey Mouse)

tíngfēi

停飞

[停飛]

(of an aircraft) to be grounded

qúnfēi

群飞

[群飛]

to fly as a flock or swarm

zhífēi

执飞

[執飛]

(of an airline) to run a flight

Xiáfēi

霞飞

[霞飛]

Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), leading French general at the start of World War One

Yuè Fēi

岳飞

[岳飛]

Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general

Yuèfēi

越飞

[越飛]

Adolph Abramovich Joffe (1883-1927), Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China

fēichū

飞出

[飛出]

to fly out

Zhāng Fēi

张飞

[張飛]

Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine

qǐfēi

起飞

[起飛]

(of an aircraft) to take off

fēichí

飞驰

[飛馳]

to speed
to rush

fēiwǔ

飞舞

[飛舞]

to flutter
to dance in the breeze

fēiqín

飞禽

[飛禽]

birds

fēimiǎo

飞秒

[飛秒]

femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s

fēidāo

飞刀

[飛刀]

a throwing knife
fly cutter (machine tool)

Huáng Fēihóng

黄飞鸿

[黃飛鴻]

Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925), martial arts master

fàngfēijī

放飞机

[放飛機]

(coll.) to stand sb up
to fail to honor an agreement

fēixíngyuán

飞行员

[飛行員]

pilot
aviator

Yīngfēilíng

英飞凌

[英飛凌]

Infineon (electronics company)

fēijīchǎng

飞机场

[飛機場]

airport
(slang) flat chest
CL:處／处 (chù)

fēijīshī

飞机师

[飛機師]

pilot
aviator

fēijīyún

飞机云

[飛機雲]

contrail

fēixíngyún

飞行云

[飛行雲]

contrail

Fēihǔduì

飞虎队

[飛虎隊]

Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two
Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit

shìfēiyuán

试飞员

[試飛員]

test pilot

Fēilìpǔ

飞利浦

[飛利浦]

Philips (company)

fēiyuèdào

飞跃道

[飛躍道]

parkour (HK)

fēiyèzi

飞叶子

[飛葉子]

(slang) to smoke pot

Fēilúnhǎi

飞轮海

[飛輪海]

Fahrenheit, Taiwan pop group, from 2005

Fēimǎzuò

飞马座

[飛馬座]

Pegasus (constellation)

xiàfēijī

下飞机

[下飛機]

to get off a plane
to deplane

fēijībēi

飞机杯

[飛機杯]

male masturbator (sex toy); artificial vagina

dǎfēijī

打飞机

[打飛機]

(slang) (of a male) to masturbate; to jerk off

fēijīpiào

飞机票

[飛機票]

air ticket
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

fēiyúzú

飞鱼族

[飛魚族]

"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study

fēimáotuǐ

飞毛腿

[飛毛腿]

swift feet
fleet-footed runner

fēiwénzhèng

飞蚊症

[飛蚊症]

eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor)

mǎntiānfēi

满天飞

[滿天飛]

to rush around everywhere
always active

Fēiyúzuò

飞鱼座

[飛魚座]

Volans (constellation)

xǐqúnfēi

喜群飞

[喜群飛]

(ornithology) gregarious

fēijīcān

飞机餐

[飛機餐]

in-flight meal

Fēijiāngjūn

飞将军

[飛將軍]

nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣／李广 ( Lǐ Guǎng)

qǐfēitánshè

起飞弹射

[起飛彈射]

takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)

hángtiānfēijī

航天飞机

[航天飛機]

space shuttle

Shǎn Fēi Jítuán

陕飞集团

[陝飛集團]

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (state-owned enterprise)

yuǎnzǒugāofēi

远走高飞

[遠走高飛]

to go far
to escape to faraway places

jīfēigǒutiào

鸡飞狗跳

[雞飛狗跳]

lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
fig. in chaos
in disarray

fēizhēnzǒuxiàn

飞针走线

[飛針走線]

flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework

láoyànfēnfēi

劳燕分飞

[勞燕分飛]

the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
(usually of a couple) to part from each other

húnfēipòsàn

魂飞魄散

[魂飛魄散]

lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
fig. to be frightened stiff
spooked out of one's mind
terror-stricken

fēiláifēiqù

飞来飞去

[飛來飛去]

to fly about
to fly hither and thither
to flit
to swarm
to spiral

màntiānfēiwǔ

漫天飞舞

[漫天飛舞]

(of snow etc) to fill the sky

bùyì'érfēi

不翼而飞

[不翼而飛]

to disappear without trace
to vanish all of a sudden
to spread fast
to spread like wildfire

zhíshēngfēijī

直升飞机

[直升飛機]

see 直升機／直升机 (zhíshēngjī)

fēi'épūhuǒ

飞蛾扑火

[飛蛾撲火]

the moth flies into the flame
fatal attraction

fēixíngjiǎbǎn

飞行甲板

[飛行甲板]

flight deck

fēihóngtàxuě

飞鸿踏雪

[飛鴻踏雪]

see 雪泥鴻爪／雪泥鸿爪 (xuěníhóngzhǎo)

Fēiniǎo Shídài

飞鸟时代

[飛鳥時代]

Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)

dānyìfēijī

单翼飞机

[單翼飛機]

monoplane

shuǐshàngfēibǎn

水上飞板

[水上飛板]

flyboard

Fēihuángténgdá

飞黄腾达

[飛黃騰達]

lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career

shéncǎifēiyáng

神采飞扬

[神采飛揚]

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor

fēishēnfānténg

飞身翻腾

[飛身翻騰]

flying somersault

bǐyìqífēi

比翼齐飞

[比翼齊飛]

to fly wing to wing (idiom)
two hearts beating as one
(of a couple) inseparable

fēiyánzǒubì

飞檐走壁

[飛檐走壁]

to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

yúnxiāofēichē

云霄飞车

[雲霄飛車]

roller coaster

fēixíngjìlù

飞行记录

[飛行記錄]

flight record

xuèròu-héngfēi

血肉横飞

[血肉橫飛]

(idiom) flesh and blood flying in all directions; carnage

zhànhuǒfēnfēi

战火纷飞

[戰火紛飛]

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

fēiyīngzǒumǎ

飞鹰走马

[飛鷹走馬]

to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt

bǐyìshuāngfēi

比翼双飞

[比翼雙飛]

lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
fig. two hearts beating as one
name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish

fēiqínzǒushòu

飞禽走兽

[飛禽走獸]

birds and animals
the beasts of the field and the birds of the air

tàikōngfēichuán

太空飞船

[太空飛船]

spaceship
spacecraft

fēimòsìjiàn

飞沫四溅

[飛沫四濺]

to spray in all directions

kōngzhōngfēirén

空中飞人

[空中飛人]

trapeze artist
frequent flyer

shuǐshàngfēijī

水上飞机

[水上飛機]

seaplane

jiànbùrúfēi

健步如飞

[健步如飛]

running as fast as flying

fēijīcāngmén

飞机舱门

[飛機艙門]

airplane cabin door

fēimòchuánrǎn

飞沫传染

[飛沫傳染]

droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

fēi'étóuhuǒ

飞蛾投火

[飛蛾投火]

lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

lóngfēifèngwǔ

龙飞凤舞

[龍飛鳳舞]

flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)

zhìdefēiyuè

质的飞跃

[質的飛躍]

qualitative leap

shuāngyìfēijī

双翼飞机

[雙翼飛機]

biplane

yǔzhòufēichuán

宇宙飞船

[宇宙飛船]

spacecraft

fēiyángbáhù

飞扬跋扈

[飛揚跋扈]

bossy and domineering
throwing one's weight about

fēihóngxuězhǎo

飞鸿雪爪

[飛鴻雪爪]

see 雪泥鴻爪／雪泥鸿爪 (xuěníhóngzhǎo)

fēiláihènghuò

飞来横祸

[飛來橫禍]

sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

shuāngsùshuāngfēi

双宿双飞

[雙宿雙飛]

lit. to rest and fly together (idiom)
fig. to live in each other's pockets
to be inseparable

kǒumò-héngfēi

口沫横飞

[口沫橫飛]

(idiom) to speak vehemently; to express oneself with great passion

fēigōngzǒujiǎ

飞觥走斝

[飛觥走斝]

to drink one's fill (idiom)

fēijīshīshì

飞机失事

[飛機失事]

plane crash

nánfēiguòdōng

南飞过冬

[南飛過冬]

(of birds) to migrate south for the winter

xiádàofēichē

侠盗飞车

[俠盜飛車]

Grand Theft Auto (video game series)

fēiyěshìde

飞也似的

[飛也似的]

lit. as if flying
very fast

fēixíngjiǎnchá

飞行检查

[飛行檢查]

unannounced inspection
(sports) out-of-season drug testing
abbr. to 飛檢／飞检 (fēijiǎn)

méifēisèwǔ

眉飞色舞

[眉飛色舞]

smiles of exultation
radiant with delight

Tàikōng Fēichuán

太空飞船

[太空飛船]

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

Xiéhé Fēijī

协和飞机

[協和飛機]

Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner

huīfēiyānmiè

灰飞烟灭

[灰飛煙滅]

lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
fig. to be annihilated
to vanish in a puff of smoke

Zhōngguó Shāngfēi

中国商飞

[中國商飛]

COMAC, Chinese aeronautics company (abbr. for 中國商用飛機／中国商用飞机 ( Zhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī))

bènniǎoxiānfēi

笨鸟先飞

[笨鳥先飛]

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

fēiduǎnliúcháng

飞短流长

[飛短流長]

to spread malicious gossip

tūfēiměngjìn

突飞猛进

[突飛猛進]

to advance by leaps and bounds

fēixíngmóshì

飞行模式

[飛行模式]

airplane mode (on an electronic device)

chāchìnánfēi

插翅难飞

[插翅難飛]

lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

gāofēiyuǎnzǒu

高飞远走

[高飛遠走]

to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place

jīfēidàndǎ

鸡飞蛋打

[雞飛蛋打]

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
a dead loss (idiom)

zhǎnchìgāofēi

展翅高飞

[展翅高飛]

to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
to develop one's abilities freely

dīkōngfēiguò

低空飞过

[低空飛過]

to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)

Jiéruì· Sòngfēi

杰瑞·宋飞

[傑瑞·宋飛]

Jerry Seinfeld

fēixíngjìlùyí

飞行记录仪

[飛行記錄儀]

flight recorder
black box

Shénzhōuhàofēichuán

神舟号飞船

[神舟號飛船]

Shenzhou (spacecraft)

pēnqìshìfēijī

喷气式飞机

[噴氣式飛機]

jet aircraft

Fēichūge Wèilái

飞出个未来

[飛出個未來]

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

Zhāngfēidǎ Yuèfēi

张飞打岳飞

[張飛打岳飛]

lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
fig. an impossible combination
an impossible turn of events (idiom)

wúrénfēixíngqì

无人飞行器

[無人飛行器]

drone
unmanned aerial vehicle

bùmíngfēixíngwù

不明飞行物

[不明飛行物]

unidentified flying object (UFO)

Qíbólínfēitǐng

齐柏林飞艇

[齊柏林飛艇]

Zeppelin dirigible airship

fēixíngjìlùqì

飞行记录器

[飛行記錄器]

flight recorder
black box

bùzhuólùfēixíng

不着陆飞行

[不著陸飛行]

nonstop flight

chuízhíqǐluòfēijī

垂直起落飞机

[垂直起落飛機]

vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Zhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī

中国商用飞机

[中國商用飛機]

COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)

duǎnjùqǐluòfēijī

短距起落飞机

[短距起落飛機]

short takeoff and landing aircraft

hóngwàixiàndǎoyǐnfēidàn

红外线导引飞弹

[紅外線導引飛彈]

infrared guided missile

zhǔshúdeyāzifēile

煮熟的鸭子飞了

[煮熟的鴨子飛了]

the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers

fēngyānsìqǐ,zhànhuǒfēnfēi

烽烟四起，战火纷飞

[烽煙四起，戰火紛飛]

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

chuízhíhéduǎnjùqǐluòfēijī

垂直和短距起落飞机

[垂直和短距起落飛機]

vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft