卫星
wèi xīng
Pinyin

Definition

卫星
 - 
wèi xīng
  1. satellite
  2. moon
  3. CL:顆|颗[kē]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三星
Sān xīng
  1. 1 Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
  2. 2 Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
星
xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 heavenly body
  3. 3 satellite
  4. 4 small amount
星座
xīng zuò
  1. 1 constellation
  2. 2 astrological sign
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng]
星星
xīng xing
  1. 1 star in the sky
星期
xīng qī
  1. 1 week
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 day of the week
  4. 4 Sunday
五星
wǔ xīng
  1. 1 the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
  1. 1 five-star (hotel)
克星
kè xīng
  1. 1 nemesis
  2. 2 bane
  3. 3 fated to be ill-matched
喵星人
miāo xīng rén
  1. 1 cat (Internet slang)
寿星
shòu xīng
  1. 1 god of longevity
  2. 2 elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
外星人
wài xīng rén
  1. 1 space alien
  2. 2 extraterrestrial
女星
nu:3 xīng
  1. 1 female star
  2. 2 famous actress
巨星
jù xīng
  1. 1 (astronomy) giant star
  2. 2 (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
新星
xīn xīng
  1. 1 nova (astronomy)
星光
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight
星巴克
Xīng bā kè
  1. 1 Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
星期一
Xīng qī yī
  1. 1 Monday
星期三
Xīng qī sān
  1. 1 Wednesday
星期二
Xīng qī èr
  1. 1 Tuesday

Idioms (12)

寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
  1. 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
  2. 2 few and far between
  3. 3 sparse
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
  1. 1 a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星星之火，可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
  1. 1 a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
  1. 1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
  1. 1 lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
  2. 2 swift action (idiom)
灿若繁星
càn ruò fán xīng
  1. 1 bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
众星拱辰
zhòng xīng gǒng chén
  1. 1 lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
  2. 2 to group around a revered leader
众星捧月
zhòng xīng pěng yuè
  1. 1 lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
  2. 2 to group around a revered leader
  3. 3 to revolve around sb
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
  1. 1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign

Sample Sentences

今年的第九号台风大象台风已经形成，从卫星云图上，可以看到台风的中心位置在台北的东北东方，大约三百三十公里的海面上。
jīnnián de dì jiǔ hào táifēng dàxiàng táifēng yǐjīng xíngchéng ，cóng wèixīngyúntú shàng ，kěyǐ kàndào táifēng de zhōngxīn wèizhi zài Táiběi de dōngběidōng fāng ，dàyuē sānbǎi sānshí gōnglǐ de hǎimiàn shàng 。
The ninth typhoon of this year Typhoon Chan-hom has already taken form. As you can see from the satellite image of the cloud patterns, the typhoon's center is located east-northeast of Taipei, at around 330 kilometers out to sea.
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司令，侦查卫星显示蓝方的部队已向前推进了两公里，并有数十辆坦克已朝我方移动了十公里。估计是蓝方的试探性进攻。
sīlìng ，zhēnchá wèixīng xiǎnshì lánfāng de bùduì yǐ xiàngqián tuījìn le liǎng gōnglǐ ，bìng yǒu shù shí liàng tǎnkè yǐ cháo wǒfāng yídòng le shí gōnglǐ 。gūjì shì lánfāng de shìtàn xìng jìngōng 。
Commander, the spy satellite shows that the Blue troops have moved forward two kilometres, and there are dozens of tanks that have already moved ten kilometres toward us. I reckon it's the Blue's probing attack.
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我们的卫星连接已被蓝方控制。
wǒmen de wèixīng liánjiē yǐ bèi lánfāng kòngzhì 。
Our satellite connection is already being controlled by Blue.
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喂，是装卫星的吗？
wéi ，shì zhuāng wèixīng de ma ？
Hello, is this the satellite installation service?
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我有很多卫星都可以看英语节目。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō wèixīng dōu kěyǐ kàn yīngyǔ jiémù 。
I have a lot of packages that include English programs.
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爸，您说的这些我都有，而且我这个是卫星定位的。屏幕一按，整个市区电子警察的位置都看得一清二楚。
bà ，nín shuō de zhèxiē wǒ dōu yǒu ，érqiě wǒ zhè ge shì wèixīng dìngwèi de 。píngmù yī àn ，zhěnggè shìqū diànzǐ jǐngchá de wèizhi dōu kàn de yīqīngèrchǔ 。
Dad, all this stuff you've mentioned, I've got it all. Also, mine is satellite oriented. Just touch the screen and you can see the locations of electronic policing devices throughout the entire city really clearly.
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罗布泊曾经是一片湖泊，后来干涸了。美国的卫星拍摄到的罗布泊酷似一只耳朵。
Luóbùpō céngjīng shì yī piàn húpō ，hòulái gānhé le 。Měiguó de wèixīng pāishè dào de Luóbùpō kùsì yī zhī ěrduo 。
The Lop Nor was once a lake. Later, it dried up. As photographed by American satellites, the Lop Nor is shaped like an ear.
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快看！我们国家的卫星监测到了刚果盆地有异常强烈的放射性物质，疑似核反应堆！
kuài kàn ！wǒmen guójiā de wèixīng jiāncè dào le Gāngguǒ péndì yǒu yìcháng qiángliè de fàngshèxìng wùzhì ，yísì héfǎnyìngduī ！
Quick, look! Our satellite has detected abnormally strong radioactive material in the Congo Basin. It might be a nuclear reactor!
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看来你还是很爱国的嘛！可你想啊，光靠传统行业，中国只能给外国打工。相反，我们航天技术发展了，可以帮别国发射卫星，甚至还能把别国的宇航员送上太空，那时候挣多少可就是我们说了算！
kànlai nǐ hái shì hěn àiguó de ma ！kě nǐ xiǎng a ，guāng kào chuántǒng hángyè ，Zhōngguó zhǐnéng gěi wàiguó dǎgōng 。xiāngfǎn ，wǒmen hángtiān jìshù fāzhǎn le ，kěyǐ bāng bié guó fāshè wèixīng ，shènzhì hái néng bǎ bié guó de yǔhángyuán sòng shàng tàikōng ，nà shíhou zhèng duōshao kě jiùshì wǒmen shuō le suàn ！
It seems like you're really patriotic, huh! But think about it: relying only on traditional industries, China can only work for foreign countries. But, on the other hand, if we develop our aeronautics industry, we can help other countries launch satellites, and even deliver their astronauts to outer space. Then, when it comes to how much we'll be able to earn, the sky's the limit.
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