航天 (háng tiān) — space flight; aerospace
Definition
航天 refers specifically to spaceflight / aerospace — travel beyond Earth's atmosphere. Contrast with 航空 (aviation, within the atmosphere) and 航海 (sailing the seas).
verb
space flightaerospace
Examples
- 航天。Zhōng guó de háng tiān shì yè fā zhǎn dé hěn kuài.China's space program is developing very quickly.
- 航天。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì háng tiān gǎn xìng qù.He has been interested in space flight since childhood.
- 。háng tiān Yuán xū yào jīng guò yán gé de xùn liàn.Astronauts need to undergo rigorous training.
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