滑行 huáxíng to slide
to slide; to coast; to glide; (of an aircraft) to taxi
How to remember 滑行: 滑 to slip + 行 go = to slide.
Characters
How it is used
- To glide/slide/coast along - 在冰面滑行 (zài bīngmiàn huáxíng) glide across the ice, 飞机滑行 (fēijī huáxíng) the plane taxis.
- About smooth sliding/coasting motion; used for skaters, planes taxiing, and coasting vehicles.
- The 行 reads xíng (move/travel). Contrast 滑冰/滑雪 (specific sports); 滑行 is the general gliding action.