银河系 (Yínhéxì): Milky Way Galaxy

Measure Word

一个银河系 gè

Meanings

1 Milky Way Galaxy
2 the Galaxy

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

银河系有数千亿颗恒星。

Yínhéxì yǒu shùqiān yì kē héngxīng.

The Milky Way has hundreds of billions of stars.

HSK 7-9

太阳系位于银河系的一条旋臂上。

Tàiyángxì wèiyú Yínhéxì de yì tiáo xuánbì shang.

The solar system is located on one of the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Tips

memory

银河 means 'Silver River' - the Chinese name for the Milky Way, and 系 means 'system'.

Stroke Order

银 yín

河 hé

系 xì

Related Words

银河 yínhé #8,948

the Milky Way; the Galaxy / Silver River (literary name for the Milky Way)

疑是银河落九天 yí shì Yínhé luò jiǔtiān

I suspect it is the Milky Way fallen from the ninth heaven / as if the galaxy itself were pouring down from the sky / (lit.) seems to be the Silver River falling from the nine heavens

星系 xīngxì #5,132

galaxy / star system

银行 yínháng HSK 2 #1,003

bank

银 yín HSK 3 #3,757

silver / relating to money or banking

银色 yínsè #7,349

silver (color) / silvery

系列 xìliè HSK 4 #2,908

series; set / lineup (of products)

系 xì HSK 3 #2,401

system; series / department; faculty (in a university) / to relate to; to be concerned with