宇航局 (yǔ háng jú) — space agency | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

space agency

Examples

宇航局。
Zhōng guó yǔ háng jú jì huà zài míng nián fā shè xīn de tàn cè qì.
China's space agency plans to launch a new probe next year.
宇航局。
Měi guó yǔ háng jú zuì jìn gōng bù le xīn de huǒ xīng rèn wu.
The US space agency recently announced a new Mars mission.
宇航局，。
Tā cóng xiǎo mèng xiǎng zài yǔ háng jú gōng zuò, yán jiū tài kōng kē jì.
He dreamed of working at the space agency since childhood, researching space technology.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

宇航space flight

宇yǔspace航hángnavigation

偏正Modifier + head

局júbureau

宇航 means space flight and 局 means bureau, so 宇航局 is a bureau for space flight.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀于宇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánhouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

于

于yú宇yǔ

Same sound today

宇 pairs 宀, a roof-like shape connected with house parts such as eaves, with 于, which gives the pronunciation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

舟亢航

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng航háng

Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

Appears in

Groups & Organizations Space Exploration

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