卫星

卫星 wèixīng

(space) Satellite

卫星 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體衛星 weixing

What 卫星 means

(space) Satellite

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Character by character

卫星 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

卫

wèi

Protect (guard - defend)

星

xīng

Star (small amount)

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How to write 卫星

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卫星 in a sentence

这颗卫星是去年发射的。

Zhè kē wèixīng shì qùnián fāshè de.

This satellite was launched last year.

月亮是地球的天然卫星。

Yuèliang shì dìqiú de tiānrán wèixīng.

The moon is the earth's natural satellite.

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Questions about 卫星

What does 卫星 mean in English?

卫星 is pronounced wèixīng and means (space) Satellite.

How do you pronounce 卫星?

卫星 is wèixīng in pinyin — written weixing without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 卫星?

卫星 is written with 2 characters: 卫 (wèi) Protect (guard - defend), 星 (xīng) Star (small amount). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 卫星 written in traditional Chinese?

衛星. The simplified form 卫星 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 衛星 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wèixīng.

Is 卫星 an HSK word?

Yes — 卫星 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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