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Meaning of 起航

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起 qǐ 航 háng
(of a ship) to set sail; (of an aeroplane) to take off; also written 启航
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Antonyms: 停航 返航
Example Sentences
1
船起航前往日本
。
The ship launched in the direction of Japan.
2
由于轮船两天后就起航
,
我们来不及更换包装
。
We can not afford time to change the packing because the ship will sail after two days.
3
我们当时正在航行很糟糕的天气下
,
从起航开始就很坏
。
We were travelling in bad weather from the time we started to sail.
4
这个上映的日子特意选在泰坦尼克号起航日一百年的纪念日上
。
The date was chosen to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship setting sail (April 10).
5
一队丹麦研究人员刚刚乘着一艘瑞典破冰船从挪威向北起航
。
A team of Danish researchers, heading northwards on a Swedish ice-breaker, has just set sail from Norway.