tàikōngchuán

太空船

Word · Noun

spaceship; spacecraft; space vessel

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

spaceship; spacecraft; space shuttle

dialect

Originally marked as dialectal in some dictionaries, but now widely understood across Chinese-speaking regions, particularly common in Taiwanese Mandarin and science fiction contexts. Refers to vehicles designed for space travel.

Nà那
sōu艘
tài太
kōng空
chuán船
zhèng正
zài在
huán环
rào绕
dì地
qiú球
fēi飞
xíng行
 。

That spaceship is currently orbiting the Earth.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
mèng梦
xiǎng想
zhe着
chéng乘
zuò坐
tài太
kōng空
chuán船
qù去
huǒ火
xīng星
tàn探
xiǎn险
 。

The children dream of riding a spacecraft to explore Mars.

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Zhè这
bù部
kē科
huàn幻
diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
tài太
kōng空
chuán船
shè设
jì计
de得
fēi非
cháng常
wèi未
lái来
zhǔ主
yì义
 。

The spaceship in this sci-fi movie is designed in a very futuristic style.