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飞船

飛船
fēichuán
noun HSK 7-9 #2,973

Measure Word

一艘飞船 sōu

Meanings

  1. 1 spaceship; spacecraft
  2. 2 airship

Characters

飞
fēi
to fly
船
chuán
ship; vessel
Flying ship - a spacecraft.

Examples

HSK 6
飞船进入了太空轨道。
Fēichuán jìnrù le tàikōng guǐdào.
The spacecraft entered orbit.
HSK 6
宇航员乘坐飞船返回地球。
Yǔhángyuán chéngzuò fēichuán fǎnhuí dìqiú.
The astronauts returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft.
HSK 7-9
神舟飞船成功发射了。
Shénzhōu fēichuán chénggōng fāshè le.
The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched successfully.

Tips

usage
China's manned spacecraft series is called 神舟 (Shénzhōu, 'Divine Vessel'). 飞船 specifically refers to spacecraft/spaceships, while 飞机 (fēijī) means airplane.

Stroke Order

飞 fēi
船 chuán