航天飞机 (hángtiān fēijī): space shuttle

Measure Word

一架航天飞机 jià

Meanings

1 space shuttle

Characters

航

háng

to navigate / to fly / to sail

Examples

HSK 7-9

航天飞机是人类航天史上的重要里程碑。

Hángtiān fēijī shì rénlèi hángtiān shǐ shàng de zhòngyào lǐchéngbēi.

The space shuttle is an important milestone in human spaceflight history.

HSK 7-9

美国的航天飞机项目于2011年正式退役。

Měiguó de hángtiān fēijī xiàngmù yú 2011 nián zhèngshì tuìyì.

The US space shuttle program was officially retired in 2011.

Tips

memory

航天 = spaceflight (航 = navigate, 天 = sky/space); 飞机 = airplane. A 'spaceflight airplane', the space shuttle.

Stroke Order

航 háng

天 tiān

飞 fēi

机 jī

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airplane / aircraft

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helicopter

航天员 hángtiānyuán HSK 7-9 #35,759

astronaut / cosmonaut / taikonaut

飞机场 fēijīchǎng #12,852

airport

天高任鸟飞 tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi

the sky is high, letting birds fly (freely) - a vast space of opportunity for one's talents / literally: the sky is high, let birds fly

穿梭机 chuānsuōjī #9,686

space shuttle

航空 hángkōng HSK 4 #3,096

aviation / air

航班 hángbān HSK 4 #2,651

scheduled flight / flight number