主序星

zhǔxùxīng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 main-sequence star
  2. 2 (astronomy) star fusing hydrogen on the H-R diagram main sequence

Examples

Wǒmen de tàiyáng shì yì kē huángsè zhǔxùxīng.
Our sun is a yellow main-sequence star.
Dàduōshù héngxīng yìshēng zhōng chùyú zhǔxùxīng jiēduàn.
Most stars spend most of their lives in the main-sequence stage.

Tips

memory
= 'main sequence' — the diagonal band on the Hertzsprung-Russell () diagram where stars sit while burning hydrogen. 'main' + 'sequence' is a clean character-by-character calque.

Stroke Order

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