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
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