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

HSK 4

成为宇航员是他的梦想。

Chéngwéi yǔhángyuán shì tā de mèngxiǎng.

Becoming an astronaut is his dream.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

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