the Milky Way; galaxy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the Milky Way (the luminous band of stars visible across the night sky)
Also known as 天河. Used in both scientific and literary contexts. In modern astronomy, refers specifically to our galaxy viewed from within.
Xià夏
yè夜
，
wǒ我
men们
tǎng躺
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
yǎng仰
wàng望
yín银
hé河
。
On summer nights, we lie on the grass looking up at the Milky Way.
Yín银
hé河
yóu由
shù数
qiān千
yì亿
kē颗
héng恒
xīng星
hé和
dà大
liàng量
xīng星
jì际
wù物
zhì质
zǔ组
chéng成
。
The Milky Way consists of hundreds of billions of stars and large amounts of interstellar matter.
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Gǔ古
rén人
bǎ把
yín银
hé河
chēng称
wéi为
tiān天
hé河
，
rèn认
wéi为
tā它
shì是
tiān天
shàng上
de的
yī一
tiáo条
hé河
liú流
。
Ancient people called the Milky Way the Heavenly River, believing it was a river in the sky.