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卫星 (wèi xīng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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

HSK 2.0Level 6

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

卫 • wèi • to guard, protect, defend

wèi卫

to guard, protect, defend

Word Info

Pinyinwèi xīng

Meaningsatellite; moon

Characters2

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星 • xīng • star; celestial body

xīng星

star; celestial body

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 卫星.

爆发bào fāerupt; burst; blow up
边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
补偿bǔ chángcompensate; make up for
不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook
拜年bài niánpay a New Year call
巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
操劳cāo láowork hard
败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
鼻涕bí tìsnot; nasal mucus
颁发bān fāissue; promulgate
贝壳bèi kéconch; sea shell
辩证biàn zhènginvestigate; dialectical

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 卫星.

Words with 卫

卫生wèi shēnghealth
卫生间wèi shēng jiāntoilet
保卫bǎo wèidefend; guard; safeguard
捍卫

hàn wèi

defend; guard; protect

卫视wèi shìSatellite TV channel

自卫zìwèiSelf-defense

防卫fáng wèiDefend / Guard

侍卫shì wèiimperial bodyguard; military officer who guards an emperor

Words with 星

星期xīng qīweek
星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
星期日xīng qī rìSunday
星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
明星míng xīngcelebrity; star
零星líng xīngfragmentary; piecemeal; a small amount
恒星héng xīngStar
星座xīng zuòConstellation / zodiac

4.

Readings & Senses

wèi xīng(wei xing)

1. [noun]satellite; moon[HSK6]

2. [noun/adjective]satellite; moon[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]

5.

How to Use 卫星 in Sentences

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

6.

Example Sentences with 卫星

tiān天

shàng上

yǒu有

yī一

kē颗

wèi卫

neutral

satellite image

neutral

a satellite

neutral

artificial satellite

neutral

launch a satellite

xīng

星

。

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?

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那

kē颗

tōng通

xìn信

wèi卫

xīng星

。

They did not successfully launch that communications satellite.