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卫星

wèixīng
nounHSK 5

“Satellite” in Chinese is 卫星 (wèixīng).

Meaning

  • (aerospace) satellite
  • (astronomy) satellite; moon

Example

月球是地球唯一的卫星。

The moon is the earth's only satellite.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

wèiHSK 33 strokesvassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei ProvincesxīngHSK 19 strokesstar

More HSK 5 words

高度gāodùheightHSK 5舍得shědeto be willing to part with sthHSK 5回避huíbìto shunHSK 5齐全qíquáncompleteHSK 5大于dàyúgreater than; bigger than; more thanHSK 5不免bùmiǎninevitablyHSK 5职能zhínéngfunctionHSK 5搞好gǎohǎoto do well atHSK 5终止zhōngzhǐto stop; to terminateHSK 5询问xúnwènto inquire; to ask aboutHSK 5

Not to be confused with: 微型 (wēixíng, miniature; micro-; tiny)