Space in Chinese (Mandarin): 太空 (tàikōng)
太空
tàikōng
space
- Simplified
- 太空
- Traditional
- 太空
- Pinyin
- tàikōng
- Typed as
- taikong
Use it in a sentence
太空里有很多星星。
太空裡有很多星星。
There are many stars in space.
The characters in 太空
太
Very, great.
4 strokes
空
Empty, sky. 穴 (cave) is on top.
8 strokes
太空 is the "great emptiness": outer space. An astronaut is 宇航员, or 太空人 in Taiwan.
More examples with 太空
我想去太空旅行。
Wǒ xiǎng qù tàikōng lǚxíng.
I want to travel to space.
太空里没有空气。
太空裡沒有空氣。
Tàikōng li méiyǒu kōngqì.
There is no air in space.
How to write 太空 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
太 4 strokes
空 8 strokes
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