Definition & Meaning

set sail; (of a ship) set out on a voyage; set out on a flight

Word usage

chū háng

出 航

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v.set sail; (of a ship) set out on a voyage; set out on a flight
- bān lún zhǔn diǎn chū háng
  班轮准点出航。
  The liner set sail on schedule.
- chū háng háng xiàn
  出航航线
  outbound course
- yīn wèi fēng tài dà chuán wú fǎ zhǔn shí chū háng
  因为风太大，船无法准时出航。
  The ship was unable to set sail on schedule because of the gale.
- wǒ men shùn zhe fēng yáng fān chū háng le
  我们顺着风扬帆出航了。
  We set sail with the first fair wind.
antonym
fǎn háng返航 huí háng回航

Word usage

Separable word
"出" and "航" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这架飞机今年没出过航。
  The plane did not set out on a flight this year.
- 今明两天暴风雨，所以出不了航了。
  It will be stormy today and tomorrow, so we can't set sail.
- 战舰什么时候出的航？
  When did the warship set sail？

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