飞船

飛船

fēichuán

noun HSK 6 #2,973

Measure Word

一艘飞船 sōu

Meanings

1 spaceship; spacecraft
2 airship

Characters

Flying ship — a spacecraft.

Examples

神舟飞船成功发射了。

Shénzhōu fēi chuán chénggōng fāshè le.

The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched successfully.

飞船进入了太空轨道。

Fēi chuán jìnrù le tàikōng guǐdào.

The spacecraft entered orbit.

宇航员乘坐飞船返回地球。

Yǔhángyuán chéngzuò fēi chuán fǎnhuí dìqiú.

The astronauts returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft.

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