yǔ háng yuán
cosmonaute; astronaute
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宇航员在太空中执行任务。
yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng zhōng zhíxíng rènwù.
The astronaut is performing a mission in space.
宇航员需要接受严格的训练。
yǔhángyuán xūyào jiēshòu yángé de xùnliàn.
Astronauts need to undergo rigorous training.
宇航员在太空中生活和工作。
yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng zhōng shēnghuó hé gōngzuò.
Astronauts live and work in space.
太空人 (tài kōng rén)
astronaut
航天员 (háng tiān yuán)
cosmonaut
地面人员 (dìmiàn rényuán)
Ground personnel
非宇航员 (fēi yǔhángyuán)
Non-astronaut
The Chinese word 宇航员 (yǔhángyuán) is composed of three characters: 宇 (yǔ), 航 (háng), and 员 (yuán). 宇 means "universe" or "space", 航 means "to sail" or "to navigate", and 员 means "person" or "member". Together, these characters form the term "astronaut", which refers to a person who travels into space.The term 宇航员 was first used in China in the 1950s, when the country began its space program. It was derived from the Russian word "космонавт" (kosmonavt), which was coined in the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The Chinese term 宇航员 is now widely used in China and other Chinese-speaking countries to refer to astronauts.In addition to 宇航员, there are several other Chinese words that are used to refer to astronauts. These include 航天员 (hángtiānyuán), which means "space traveler", and 太空人 (tàikōngrén), which means "space person". However, 宇航员 is the most common and widely used term for astronaut in Chinese.
