astronaut; taikonaut; cosmonaut
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Meanings
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astronaut; person who pilots a spacecraft and conducts research or military activities in space
formalSpecifically refers to Chinese astronauts. The term 'taikonaut' is also used in English media to distinguish Chinese space travelers. Female form is 女航天员.
Zhè这
wèi位
háng航
tiān天
yuán员
chéng成
gōng功
wán完
chéng成
le了
cháng长
dá达
liù六
gè个
yuè月
de的
tài太
kōng空
zhù驻
liú留
rèn任
wu务
。
This astronaut successfully completed a six-month-long space station mission.
Xuǎn选
bá拔
háng航
tiān天
yuán员
de的
guò过
chéng程
fēi非
cháng常
yán严
gé格
。
The process of selecting astronauts is extremely rigorous.
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Tā他
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
dì第
yī一
wèi位
jìn进
rù入
tài太
kōng空
de的
háng航
tiān天
yuán员
。
He was China's first astronaut to enter space.
Háng航
tiān天
yuán员
zài在
kōng空
jiān间
zhàn站
lǐ里
jìn进
xíng行
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
kē科
xué学
shí实
yàn验
。
The astronauts conducted a series of scientific experiments inside the space station.