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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