Chinese word

宇航员

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǔ háng yuán

Meaning

  • nounastronaut

Example

你认识那位宇航员吗？nǐ rèn shí nà wèi yǔ háng yuán ma

Do you know that astronaut?

Illustration for 宇航员 (astronaut)

More examples

这位宇航员正在接受严格的训练。zhè wèi yǔ háng yuán zhèng zài jiē shòu yán gé de xùn liàn

This astronaut is undergoing strict training.

Core concept

A trained crew member who travels beyond Earth in a spacecraft to carry out a planned mission.

Common phrases

  • 宇航员训练yǔ háng yuán xùn liàn

    astronaut training

  • 选拔宇航员xuǎn bá yǔ háng yuán

    selection of astronauts

  • 宇航员登月yǔ háng yuán dēng yuè

    astronaut's moon landing

Similar words

航天员háng tiān yuán: A trained crew member who carries out space missions for a national or institutional program.
太空人tài kōng rén: A broad, everyday term for someone who travels into space.
飞行员fēi xíng yuán: A person whose job is to fly and control an airplane, helicopter, or similar aircraft.

Definition in Chinese

指经过专门训练，驾驶或乘坐航天器进入宇宙并执行科研、维修、试验等任务的人员。zhǐ jīng guò zhuān mén xùn liàn jià shǐ huò chéng zuò háng tiān qì jìn rù yǔ zhòu bìng zhí xíng kē yán wéi xiū shì yàn děng rèn wù de rén yuán

Word origin

宇航员 (yǔhángyuán, "astronaut") combines 宇 (yǔ, "space") + 航 (háng, "travel") + 员 (yuán, "person in a role"), giving the idea of a person whose work involves traveling through space.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, this job word can name a person in a news report, a story, or a film without changing its form for men and women.

Related words

  • 宇航服yǔ háng fúspacesuitnoun
  • 宇航技术yǔ háng jì shùspace technologynoun
  • 宇航局yǔ háng júspace agencynoun

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