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人造卫星

人造衛星
rénzào wèixīng
noun #28,487

Measure Word

一颗人造卫星 kē

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
中国发射了大量人造卫星用于通信和导航。
Zhōngguó fāshè le dàliàng rénzào wèixīng yòngyú tōngxìn hé dǎoháng.
China has launched many artificial satellites for communication and navigation.
HSK 7-9
第一颗人造卫星是苏联1957年发射的斯普特尼克。
Dìyī 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