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

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.

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' — space shuttle.

Stroke Order

航 háng

天 tiān

飞 fēi

机 jī

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airplane / aircraft

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helicopter

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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

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space shuttle

航空 hángkōng HSK 4 #3,096

aviation / air (as modifier, e.g. airmail, airline)

航班 hángbān HSK 4 #2,651

scheduled flight / flight number