HSK · Level 34
135 words
Chinese word
天文
Pronunciation
Pinyintiān wén
Meaning
- nounastronomy
Example
他在大学学天文。tā zài dà xué xué tiān wén
He studies astronomy at university.
More examples
昨晚我们在郊外用望远镜观测到了天文现象。zuó wǎn wǒ men zài jiāo wài yòng wàng yuǎn jìng guān cè dào le tiān wén xiàn xiàng
Last night, we used a telescope to observe an astronomical phenomenon in the suburbs.
Core concept
Study of the patterns and events seen in the sky, using evidence to explain how they work.
Common phrases
学习天文xué xí tiān wén
study astronomy
天文观测tiān wén guān cè
astronomical observation
天文台tiān wén tái
observatory
天文现象tiān wén xiàn xiàng
astronomical phenomenon
Similar words
天文学tiān wén xué: The study of stars and galaxies, including their properties, movements, and laws.
宇宙yǔ zhòu: The vast expanse containing all stars, galaxies, and space.
天体tiān tǐ: An individual object in space, such as a star, planet, or comet.
气象qì xiàng: Weather and the state and changes of Earth's atmosphere.
Definition in Chinese
指观测并解释天空中发生的各种现象及其规律的科学。zhǐ guān cè bìng jiě shì tiān kōng zhōng fā shēng de gè zhǒng xiàn xiàng jí qí guī lǜ de kē xué
Word origin
天文 (tiānwén, "astronomy") combines 天 (tiān, "sky") with 文 (wén, "patterns or markings"), so the older sense of the sky's visible patterns developed into the scientific study of them.
Usage tips
- English astronomy and astrology are separate fields, and 天文 (tiānwén, "astronomy") belongs with the scientific study of space rather than fortune-telling.
Other meanings
- astronomical phenomenanoun
Related words
- 天文学tiān wén xuéastronomynoun
- 天文学家tiān wén xué jiāastronomernoun
- 天文台tiān wén táiobservatorynoun