洲际

洲際

zhōujì

adjective #20,146

Meanings

1 intercontinental

Characters

between; border; occasion

Examples

洲际弹道导弹射程超过五千公里。

Zhōujì dàndào dǎodàn shèchéng chāoguò wǔqiān gōnglǐ.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles have a range exceeding 5,000 kilometers.

这是一次洲际飞行，需要十多个小时。

Zhè shì yī cì zhōujì fēixíng, xūyào shí duō gè xiǎoshí.

This is an intercontinental flight that takes more than ten hours.

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usage

Most commonly encountered in the compound 洲际弹道导弹 (ICBM). Also used for intercontinental flights, tournaments (洲际杯), and the InterContinental hotel chain (洲际酒店).

Stroke Order

洲 zhōu

际 jì