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Shenzhou 5 walkout Yang Liwei
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Yang Liwei
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Dyor
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Wikimedia Commons
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杨利伟

楊利偉
Yáng Lìwěi
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yang Liwei
  2. 2 Chinese taikonaut, first Chinese citizen sent into space aboard Shenzhou 5 in October 2003

About Yang Liwei

born 1965 · 宇航员 astronaut

China's first astronaut: on 15 October 2003 he orbited the Earth 14 times in 神舟五号, making China the third country to send a person into space on its own.

Examples

HSK 7-9
2003年10月,杨利伟乘坐神舟五号进入太空。
Èr líng líng sān nián shí yuè, Yáng Lìwěi chéngzuò Shén zhōu Wǔ Hào jìnrù tàikōng.
In October 2003, Yang Liwei went into space aboard Shenzhou 5.
HSK 7-9
杨利伟是中国第一位进入太空的航天员。
Yáng Lìwěi shì Zhōngguó dìyī wèi jìnrù tàikōng de hángtiānyuán.
Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut to go into space.

Tips

history
After landing he was named 航天英雄 'Space Hero'. Asked whether he had seen the Great Wall, 长城, from orbit, he said no: from that height no single structure can be made out.
usage
China calls its own astronauts 航天员; 宇航员 is the general word, and Hong Kong and Taiwan say 太空人. The English 'taikonaut' was coined from 太空 'outer space'.

Stroke Order

杨 yáng
利 lì
伟 wěi