航天员

航天員

hángtiānyuán

noun HSK 7 #35,759

Measure Word

一名航天员 míng

Meanings

1 astronaut
2 cosmonaut
3 taikonaut

Characters

to navigate; to sail

member; personnel

Examples

三名航天员安全返回地球。

Sān míng hángtiānyuán ānquán fǎnhuí dìqiú.

Three astronauts returned safely to Earth.

他从小就梦想成为航天员。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng chéngwéi hángtiānyuán.

He has dreamed of becoming an astronaut since childhood.

Tips

usage

航天员 is the Chinese term specifically for Chinese astronauts (sometimes translated as 'taikonaut' in English media). 宇航员 (yǔhángyuán) is the more general term for any astronaut.

Stroke Order

航 háng

天 tiān

员 yuán