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卫星 (wèi xīng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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卫星 (wèi xīng): Satellite (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

卫星 consists of 2 characters.

to guard, protect, defend

star; celestial body

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Noun + Verbwith导航

wèi卫

xīng星

dǎo导

háng航

neutral

satellite navigation

Noun + Nounwith图像

wèi卫

xīng星

tú图

xiàng像

Measure Word + Nounwith颗

yī一

kē颗

wèi卫

xīng星

Adjective + Nounwith人造

rén人

zào造

wèi卫

xīng星

Verb + Objectwith发射

fā发

shè射

wèi卫

xīng星

Example Sentences with 卫星

tiān天

shàng上

yǒu有

yī一

kē颗

wèi卫

xīng星

neutral

satellite image

neutral

a satellite

neutral

artificial satellite

neutral

launch a satellite

。

There is a satellite in the sky.

zhè这

kē颗

wèi卫

xīng星

de的

guǐ轨

dào道

shù数

jù据

xū需

yào要

dìng定

qī期

jiào校

zhǔn准

。

The orbital data of this satellite needs regular calibration.

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

nà那

kē颗

yòng用

yú于

jiān监

cè测

hǎi海

yáng洋

de的

wèi卫

xīng星

ma吗

？

Have you heard of that satellite used for monitoring the oceans?

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wǒ我

men们

yòng用

wèi卫

xīng星

kàn看

diàn电

shì视

jié节

mù目

。

We use satellites to watch TV programs.

tā他

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

chéng成

gōng功

fā发

shè射

nà

tōng通

guò过

wèi卫

xīng星

tú图

xiàng像

，

wǒ我

men们

zhè这

kē颗

wèi卫

xīng星

bāng帮

zhù助

kē科

xué学

jiā家

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

yòng用

tiān天

wén文

wàng望

yuǎn远

jìng镜

kàn

那

kē颗

tōng通

xìn信

wèi卫

xīng星

。

They did not successfully launch that communications satellite.

qīng

清

xī晰

dì地

kàn看

dào到

le了

tái台

fēng风

yǎn眼

。

Through satellite imagery, we clearly saw the typhoon's eye.

yán研

jiū究

dì地

qiú球

de的

qì气

hòu候

biàn变

huà化

。

This satellite helps scientists study climate change on Earth.

看

dào到

le了

mù木

xīng星

de的

wèi卫

xīng星

。

I saw Jupiter's moons through a telescope last night.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 卫星.

Words with 卫

卫生间wèi shēng jiānHSK 4
保卫bǎo wèi
卫生wèi shēng
卫视wèi shì
捍卫hàn wèi
自卫zìwèi
防卫fáng wèi

Words with 星

星期xīng qīHSK 1
巨星jù xīng
影星yǐng xīng
恒星héng xīng
明星míng xīng
星座xīng zuò
星星xīng xing
星球xīng qiú