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宇航员

宇航員
yǔhángyuán
noun HSK 6 #7,360

Measure Word

一名宇航员 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 astronaut; cosmonaut

Characters

宇
yǔ
universe; space
航
háng
navigation; to sail
员
yuán
member; person
A person who navigates the universe — an astronaut.

Examples

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.
成为宇航员是他的梦想。
Chéngwéi yǔhángyuán shì tā de mèngxiǎng.
Becoming an astronaut is his dream.
宇航员在太空中生活了半年。
Yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng zhōng shēnghuó le bàn nián.
The astronauts lived in space for half a year.

Tips

culture
China's astronauts are officially called 航天员 (hángtiānyuán), not 宇航员. The program is called 载人航天 (manned spaceflight). 杨利伟 (Yáng Lìwěi) was China's first person in space in 2003.

Stroke Order

宇 yǔ
航 háng
员 yuán