宇航员

宇航員

yǔhángyuán

noun HSK 6 #7,360

Measure Word

一名宇航员 míng

Meanings

1 astronaut; cosmonaut

Characters

universe; space

navigation; to sail

Examples

中国的宇航员成功完成了太空任务。

Zhōngguó de yǔhángyuán chénggōng wánchéng le tàikōng rènwù.

China's astronauts successfully completed the space mission.

成为宇航员是他的梦想。

Chéngwéi yǔhángyuán shì tā de mèngxiǎng.

Becoming an astronaut is his dream.

宇航员在太空中生活了半年。

Yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng zhōng shēnghuó le bànnián.

The astronauts lived in space for half a year.

Tips

culture

China’s astronauts are officially called 航天员, not 宇航员. The program is called 载人航天 (manned spaceflight). 杨利伟 was China’s first person in space, in 2003.

Stroke Order

宇 yǔ

航 háng

员 yuán