棕矮星

zōng'ǎixīng

noun

Measure Word

一颗棕矮星 kē

Meanings

1 brown dwarf (astronomy)
2 brown dwarf star

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

天文学家发现了一颗新的棕矮星。

Tiānwénxuéjiā fāxiàn le yī kē xīn de zōng'ǎixīng.

Astronomers discovered a new brown dwarf.

HSK 7-9

棕矮星的质量介于行星和恒星之间。

Zōng'ǎixīng de zhìliàng jièyú xíngxīng hé héngxīng zhījiān.

The mass of a brown dwarf lies between that of a planet and a star.

Tips

memory

Read it literally: 棕 (brown) + 矮 (short/dwarf) + 星 (star). A 'brown dwarf star' is a failed star, too small to sustain hydrogen fusion.

Stroke Order

棕 zōng

矮 ǎi

星 xīng