New Space Race: Vocabulary
Whether Washington knows or not it is in a new space race with China to be the first to land a man on Mars. Here's some space related vocabulary from a recent Chinese report on it's new space station.
神舟 | Shenzhou | lit. divine vessel | Shénzhōu |
对接 | Docking | duìjiē | |
航天员 | Astronaut | hángtiān yuán | |
飞船 | spaceship | fēichuán | |
空间站 | space station | kōngjiānzhàn | |
天河 | Tianhe | tiānhé | |
心舱 | Heart Chamber | xīn cāng | |
建设 | Construction | jiànshè | |
迎来 | Usher in | yíng lái | |
等待 | wait | děngdài | |
发射 | launch, fire | fāshè | |
首次 | first | shǒucì | |
交汇 | Converge | jiāohuì | |
轨 | rail | guǐ | |
驻留 | Reside | zhù liú | |
开展 | Develop | kāizhǎn | |
机械臂 | Robotic arm | jīxiè bì | |
操作 | operating | cāozuò | |
搭载 | Carry | dāzài | |
运载 | Carry | yùnzài | |
火箭 | rocket | huǒjiàn | |
卫星 | satellite | wèixīng | |
分离 | Separate | fēnlí | |
报告 | report | bàogào | |
仪表 | display | yíbiǎo | |
完毕 | complete | wánbì | |
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