- 天tiān(noun) sky; (noun) day; 24-hour period; (classifier) used before a number to count daysHSK 1
- 月yuèmoon; monthHSK 1
- 日rìsun; day; date (day of the month)HSK 1
- 地球dì qiúthe EarthHSK 4
- 星xīngstar, celestial body; bit, particle (as in 一星半点)HSK 7-9
- 空间kōng jiānspace (physical area or room); space (abstract room, scope, leeway); space (outer space, cosmos)HSK 5
- 星球xīng qiúcelestial body (planet, star, moon, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 太阳tài yángsunHSK 3
- 宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse, cosmosHSK 7-9
- 外星人wài xīng rénextraterrestrial, alienHSK 7-9
- 天空tiān kōngskyHSK 5
- 空中kōng zhōngthe sky; the air; aerial; airborneHSK 5
- 星星xīng xingstar (in the sky)HSK 4
- 天上tiān shàngthe sky above; the heavens; heavenHSK 5
- 月亮yuè liangmoonHSK 3
- 宿sù(bound form) Chinese astronomical constellation; one of the 28 lunar mansionsHSK 7-9
- 星系xīng xìgalaxyHSK 7-9
- 行星xíng xīngplanetHSK 7-9
- 日落rì luòsunsetHSK 7-9
- 火星Huǒ xīngMars (the planet)HSK 7-9
- 星际xīng jìinterstellar; relating to space between stars (used as an attributive modifier)HSK 7-9
- 月球yuè qiúthe moon (celestial body)HSK 6
- 巨星jù xīngsuperstar, giant (in a field); giant star (astronomy)HSK 7-9
- 月光yuè guāngmoonlightHSK 6
- 陨石yǔn shímeteoriteHSK 7-9
- 斗牛dòu niú(verb-object) to fight a bull; (noun) bullfighting; (noun, astronomy) the constellations Dipper and Ox (斗宿 and 牛宿)HSK 7-9
- 阳yáng(bound form) the sun; sunlight; (bound form) the positive/active/male principle in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴); (bound form) positive; overt; masculine (as in 阳性)HSK 7-9
- 黑洞hēi dòng(astronomy) black hole; (literally) dark hole, caveHSK 7-9
- 上空shàng kōngthe sky above; overheadHSK 7-9
- 银河yín héMilky WayHSK 7-9
- 宇yǔ(bound form) universe, cosmos; (bound form) eaves, roofHSK 7-9
- 奎kuíone of the 28 lunar mansions (constellations) in traditional Chinese astronomyHSK 7-9
- 星座xīng zuòconstellation (a group of stars forming a pattern); astrological sign (one of the 12 zodiac signs)HSK 7-9
- 上天shàng tiānto go up to the sky; (euphemism) to die, to pass awayHSK 7-9
- 日出rì chūsunriseHSK 7-9
- 彗星huì xīngcomet; (in traditional Chinese astrology) an ominous celestial omen, often portending revolution or disasterHSK 7-9
- 高空gāo kōnghigh altitudeHSK 7-9
- 猎户座Liè hù zuòOrion (constellation)HSK 7-9
- 冥王星Míng wáng xīngPluto (dwarf planet)HSK 7-9
- 流星liú xīngmeteor; shooting star; meteor hammer (historical weapon); meteors (acrobatic performance)HSK 7-9
- 太阳系tài yáng xìsolar systemHSK 7-9
- 银河系yín hé xìMilky Way GalaxyHSK 7-9
- 大气层dà qì céngatmosphere (of a planet)HSK 7-9
- 天狼星Tiān láng xīngSirius (star)HSK 7-9
- 星光xīng guāngstarlightHSK 7-9
- 光年guāng niánlight-yearHSK 7-9
- 新星xīn xīng(astronomy) nova; (figurative) rising star, new talentHSK 7-9
- 海王星Hǎi wáng xīngNeptuneHSK 7-9
- 日光rì guāngsunlightHSK 7-9
- 云霄Yún xiāothe sky, the heavens (literary)HSK 7-9
- 哈勃Hā bóHubble (Edwin Hubble, US astronomer)HSK 7-9
- 蓝天lán tiānblue skyHSK 7-9
- 天文馆tiān wén guǎnplanetariumHSK 7-9
- 朔shuò(bound form) new moon; (bound form) first day of the lunar month; (bound form) north (in literary compounds)HSK 7-9
- 天体tiān tǐcelestial body (e.g., stars, planets, moons); celestial sphere (the apparent sphere of the sky)HSK 7-9
- 旭xùfirst rays of the morning sun (literary bound form, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 曙光shǔ guāngdawn (the first light of day); (figurative) dawn of a new era; hope for the futureHSK 7-9
- 北斗běi dǒuthe Big Dipper / the Plough / Ursa Major; BeiDou (China's satellite navigation system)HSK 7-9
- 木星Mù xīngJupiter (the planet)HSK 7-9
- 半空bàn kōngmidair; half-empty (state)HSK 7-9