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太空船

tài kōng chuán · tai kong chuan

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Meaning

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  1. spaceship
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A drawing of a spaceship

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)画(huà)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what are you drawing?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)画(huà)太空船(tàikōngchuán)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)坐(zuò)它(tā)去(qù)月亮(yuèliang)。

    I am drawing a spaceship. I want to take it to the moon.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)太空船(tàikōngchuán)为什么(wèishénme)有(yǒu)四个(sìgè)轮子(lúnzi)？

    Why does your spaceship have four wheels?

  4. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)它(tā)到(dào)了(le)月亮(yuèliang)上(shàng)，也(yě)能(néng)开(kāi)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    That way it can drive fast on the moon too.

  5. Dengdeng

    有道理(yǒudàoli)！太空船(tàikōngchuán)也(yě)要(yào)有(yǒu)轮子(lúnzi)。

    Makes sense! A spaceship needs wheels too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)艘(sōu)太(tài)空(kōng)船(chuán)出(chū)现(xiàn)了(le)。

A spacecraft appeared.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)画(huà)了(le)一(yì)艘(sōu)飞(fēi)向(xiàng)月(yuè)球(qiú)的(de)太(tài)空(kōng)船(chuán)。

The children drew a spaceship flying toward the moon.

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