飞船 (fēi chuán) — spaceship, spacecraft; airship, dirigible
Definition
飞船 specifically means a powered flying craft — modern 'spaceship' (e.g. 宇宙飞船) or historical 'airship/dirigible'. Unlike 船只 and 船舶, which are collective/general terms for ships and boats, 飞船 is a single, specialized flying vehicle, not a water vessel.
noun
spaceshipspacecraftairshipdirigible
Measure word · 艘
Examples
- 飞船。Zhè sōu fēi chuán jiāng zǎi zhe yǔ háng yuán fēi xiàng tài kōng.This spaceship will carry astronauts into space.
- 飞船。Zǎo qī de fēi chuán dà duō yòng qīng qì zuò wéi fú lì qì tǐ.Early airships mostly used hydrogen as lifting gas.
- 飞船。Zhè sōu fēi chuán de shè jì róng hé le háng tiān yǔ háng kōng jì shù.The design of this spacecraft blends aerospace and aviation technology.
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