起飞

Traditional form:

起飛

Pinyin (reading):

qǐfēi

Definitions:

• (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off
• (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 飞 - to fly, to dart; high

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 飛 - to fly, to dart; high