天文望远镜

天文望遠鏡
tiānwénwàngyuǎnjìng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 astronomical telescope

Examples

Tā yòng tiānwén wàngyuǎnjìng guānchá Mùxīng.
He uses an astronomical telescope to observe Jupiter.
Zhè jiā tiānwéntái yǒu yī jià jùxíng tiānwén wàngyuǎnjìng.
This observatory has a giant astronomical telescope.

Tips

usage
天文 tiānwén ('astronomy') distinguishes it from generic 望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng (telescope/binoculars), which can refer to ordinary spyglasses and field binoculars. Pairs with 折射 zhéshèshì (refractor) and 反射 fǎnshèshì (reflector).

In Pop Culture

中国天眼 Zhōngguó Tiānyǎn
FAST
The 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in Guizhou, nicknamed 'China's Eye of the Sky', is the world's largest single-aperture radio astronomy telescope, completed in 2016.

Stroke Order

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