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人造卫星

人造衛星
rénzàowèixīng
noun #28,487

Measure Word

一颗人造卫星 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 artificial satellite
  2. 2 man-made satellite

Examples

中国发射了大量人造卫星用于通信和导航。
Zhōngguó fāshè le dàliàng rénzào wèixīng yòng yú tōngxìn hé dǎoháng.
China has launched many artificial satellites for communication and navigation.
第一颗人造卫星是苏联1957年发射的斯普特尼克。
Dì yī kē rénzào wèixīng shì Sūlián 1957 nián fāshè de Sīpǔtèníkè.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.

Tips

memory
人造 means 'man-made' (人 person + 造 to create) and 卫星 means 'satellite' (卫 guard/protect + 星 star). Literally: a 'man-made guardian star.'

Stroke Order

人 rén
造 zào
卫 wèi
星 xīng