day 163space and energy
unit 22 · science and technologyspace and energy
Talk about space, rockets, stars and energy in Chinese, say “let alone” with 别说……,都/也……, and ask a favour “for someone’s sake” with 看在X的面子上.
today’s words
- 宇宙 yǔzhòu · universe
- 星球 xīngqiú · planet, heavenly body
- 星系 xīngxì · galaxy
- 星座 xīngzuò · constellation; star sign
- 恒星 héngxīng · star (a sun)
- 行星 xíngxīng · planet
- 卫星 wèixīng · satellite
- 陨石 yǔnshí · meteorite
- 外星人 wàixīngrén · alien, extraterrestrial
- 飞碟 fēidié · UFO, flying saucer
- 飞船 fēichuán · spaceship
- 火箭 huǒjiàn · rocket
- 发射 fāshè · launch, fire
- 航天 hángtiān · spaceflight, space (industry)
- 航天员 hángtiānyuán · astronaut
- 空间站 kōngjiānzhàn · space station
- 续航 xùháng · range, battery life
- 望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng · telescope
- 雷达 léidá · radar
- 探测 tàncè · probe, detect
- 观测 guāncè · observe (scientifically)
- 轨迹 guǐjì · track, path
- 时空 shíkōng · time and space
- 真空 zhēnkōng · vacuum
- 引擎 yǐnqíng · engine
- 驱动 qūdòng · drive; driver (software)
- 马力 mǎlì · horsepower
- 功率 gōnglǜ · power (watts)
- 半导体 bàndǎotǐ · semiconductor
- 核 hé · stone (of a fruit); nucleus
- 核能 hénéng · nuclear energy
- 核电站 hédiànzhàn · nuclear power station
- 电网 diànwǎng · power grid
- 激光 jīguāng · laser
sentences
- 别说普通人,连科学家都说不清楚。 · Even scientists can’t say for sure, let alone ordinary people.
- 火箭今天早上成功发射了。 · The rocket was launched successfully this morning.
- 月亮是地球的卫星。 · The Moon is the Earth’s satellite.
- 看在我的面子上,帮帮她吧。 · Help her out, for my sake.
- 我们用望远镜观测月亮。 · We look at the Moon through a telescope.