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宇宙

宇宙 yǔzhòu

宇宙 yǔzhòu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 宇宙 yǔzhòu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǔzhòu | yu3 zhou4
English translation
universe
cosmos

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Traditional form

宇宙 yǔzhòu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 宇宙 yǔzhòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀于

Number of Strokes

6
zhòu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and yóu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yóu

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀由

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 宇宙 yǔzhòu

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百万分之一 zhī yī miǎo 之后 zhī hòu ,宇宙 yǔzhòu jiù 膨胀 péng zhàng dào 十亿 shí yì 英里 Yīng lǐ Kuān .

Microseconds later the universe inflated to become billions of miles wide.

简洁 jiǎn jié 之情:宇宙 yǔzhòu 整体 zhěngtǐ de Míng àn huò Yīn yáng .

Conciseness Theand dark and the Yin and Yang of the universe.

这些 zhè xiē 纤维状 xiān wéi zhuàng 星云 xīng yún 物质 wùzhì měi miǎo 大约 dàyuē 5000公里 gōnglǐ de 速度 sùdù Xiàng 宇宙空间扩展 kuò zhǎn .

The filaments are expanding into space at a speed of roughly 5,000 kilometers per second.

早期 zǎo qī de 天文学家 tiān wén xué jiā 认为 rènwéi 我们 wǒmen de 星球 xīng qiú shì 宇宙 yǔzhòu de 中心 zhōngxīn

Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.

载人 zài rén 宇宙 yǔzhòu 飞行 fēi xíng de 前景 qiánjǐng 看上去 kàn shang qu 充满 chōngmǎn le 越来越 yuè lái yuè duō de 变数 biàn shù

The future for manned space flight is looking increasingly uncertain.

宇宙 yǔzhòu Decomposition

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宇宙 yǔzhòu Compounds

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A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

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