起降 Traditional form: 起降 Pinyin (reading): qǐjiàng Definitions: (of aircraft) to take off and land Characters: 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up 降 - to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower Traditional characters: 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up 降 - to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower