太空
tài kōng
Pinyin

Definition

太空
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tài kōng
  1. outer space

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

太
tài
  1. 1 highest
  2. 2 greatest
  3. 3 too (much)
  4. 4 very
  5. 5 extremely
空间
kōng jiān
  1. 1 space
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 (fig.) scope
  4. 4 leeway
  5. 5 (astronomy) outer space
  6. 6 (physics, math.) space
上空
shàng kōng
  1. 1 overhead
  2. 2 in the sky
夜空
yè kōng
  1. 1 night sky
天空
tiān kōng
  1. 1 sky
太原
Tài yuán
  1. 1 Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
太太
tài tai
  1. 1 married woman
  2. 2 Mrs.
  3. 3 Madam
  4. 4 wife
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
太平
Tài píng
  1. 1 place name
太平洋
Tài píng Yáng
  1. 1 Pacific Ocean
太白
Tài bái
  1. 1 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi
  2. 2 Venus
太监
tài jiàn
  1. 1 court eunuch
  2. 2 palace eunuch
太空
tài kōng
  1. 1 outer space
太过
tài guò
  1. 1 excessively
  2. 2 too
太阳
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
太阳穴
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
太阳能
tài yáng néng
  1. 1 solar energy
孙悟空
Sūn Wù kōng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
  2. 2 Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qī lóng zhū]
悟空
Wù Kōng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī Yóu Jì]
抽空
chōu kòng
  1. 1 to find the time to do sth
放空
fàng kōng
  1. 1 to relax completely
  2. 2 to empty one's mind
  3. 3 (finance) to sell short
  4. 4 (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers)
  5. 5 to deadhead

Idioms (20)

一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
  1. 1 a common occurrence (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
天马行空
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
  1. 1 like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
  2. 2 (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
  3. 3 unconstrained in style
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
  1. 1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
  1. 1 to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
  1. 1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
海阔天空
hǎi kuò tiān kōng
  1. 1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
  2. 2 the whole wide world
  3. 3 chatting about everything under the sun
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved

Sample Sentences

美国太空总署之前就说过，蛇夫座是黄道上第十三个星座，但这是科学意义的第十三个星座，天文学不等于占星学，占星学的十二星座还是可以继续存在。
Měiguó tàikōngzǒngshǔ zhīqián jiù shuō guò ，shéfūzuò shì huángdào shàng dì shí sān gè xīngzuò ，dàn zhè shì kēxué yìyì de dì shí sān gè xīngzuò ，tiānwénxué bù děngyú zhànxīngxué ，zhànxīngxué de shí èr xīngzuò háishì kěyǐ jìxù cúnzài 。
NASA said before that ophiuchus is the thirteenth zodiac on the ecliptic, but it's the thirteenth zodiac scientifically speaking. Astronomy does not equate to astrology. The twelve horoscopes of astrology continue to exist.
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对啊，超猛的，科学家不用去外太空搜寻什么外星人了，研究他们就够了。
duìa ，chāo měng de ，kēxuéjiā bùyòng qù wàitàikōng sōuxún shénme wàixīngrén le ，yánjiū tāmen jiù gòu le 。
Yeah, they're awesome, scientists don't need to go to outer space to find aliens, they should just research them.
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你有兴趣去太空旅行吗？
nǐ yǒu xìngqù qù tàikōng lǚxíng ma ？
Are you interested in going into space?
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科学家想要知道在外太空有没有别的生命存在。
kēxuéjiā xiǎngyào zhīdào zàiwài tàikōng yǒumeiyǒu biéde shēngmìng cúnzài 。
Scientists want to know if there are other life forms in outer space.
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以今天的科技来说，到太空去已经不是不可能的了。
yǐ jīntiān de kējì láishuō ，dào tàikōng qù yǐjīng búshì bù kěnéng de le 。
Considering technology today, going to space is no longer impossible.
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别怕，宇航员都上了几次太空了，很安全的。再说了，作为中国第一个去太空旅游的女游客，女企业家，你肯定会被载入史册。
bié pà ，yǔhángyuán dōu shàng le jǐcì tàikōng le ，hěn ānquán de 。zàishuō le ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó dì yī gè qù tàikōng lǚyóu de nǚ yóukè ，nǚ qǐyèjiā ，nǐ kěndìng huì bèi zǎirùshǐcè 。
Don't be afraid. Astronauts have already been into space a few times; it's really safe. On top of that, being the first female tourist to travel into space; a female entrepreneur, you'll definitely go down in the history books.
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现在飞船已经进入太空轨道，舱内环境正常，大家可以解开安全带，体验失重状态，观赏太空美景。
xiànzài fēichuán yǐjīng jìnrù tàikōng guǐdào ，cāng nèi huánjìng zhèngcháng ，dàjiā kěyǐ jiěkāi ānquándài ，tǐyàn shīzhòng zhuàngtài ，guānshǎng tàikōng měijǐng 。
The spacecraft has already entered into orbit, and the cabin interior is normal. Everyone can take off their safety belts, experience the zero gravity conditions, and enjoy the beautiful space scenery.
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嗯，当初我报名参加太空旅游，我爸说我是败家子，现在我真觉得倾家荡产来一趟，值！
ng4 ，dāngchū wǒ bàomíng cānjiā tàikōng lǚyóu ，wǒ bà shuō wǒ shì bàijiāzǐ ，xiànzài wǒ zhēn juéde qīngjiādàngchǎn lái yī tāng ，zhí ！
Yeah. When I signed up for us to take part in this space travel, my dad said I was a spendthrift, but now, I really feel like spending the family fortune on just one trip was worth it!
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在太空洗澡可不像在家里，宇航员都是用湿毛巾擦擦就算了。
zài tàikōng xǐzǎo kě bùxiàng zài jiālǐ ，yǔhángyuán dōu shì yòng shī máojīn cā ca jiù suànle 。
Showering in space is really unlike showering at home. Astronauts just use a wet towel and wipe up a bit.
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太空，最后的前线，这是进取号的一次航行。它在五年内的任务是探索陌生的世界，寻找新的生命和新的文明，前往人们从未探索过的地方。
tàikōng ，zuìhòu de qiánxiàn ，zhè shì Jìnqǔhào de yī cì hángxíng 。tā zài wǔ nián nèi de rènwu shì tànsuǒ mòshēng de shìjiè ，xúnzhǎo xīn de shēngmìng hé xīn de wénmíng ，qiánwǎng rénmen cóngwèi tànsuǒ guo de dìfang 。
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to seek out new worlds, new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.
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