天文學 (tin1 man4 hok6 | tian1 wen2 xue2) : astronomy

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天文學

tin1 man4 hok6

tian1 wen2 xue2

astronomy

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,080,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

天文學 / 天文学

This word was added by tym on 10th Jul 2005 08:52 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

天 tin1 - sky, heaven
文 man4 man4*2 man1 man6 - language; culture; dollar
學 hok6 - learn

1 compounds containing this word:

天文學家 - astronomer

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天文學上叫佢做月球粵
In astronomy, it's called "月球" (i.e. the moon).
[上 here means "in the field of".]

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Decimal representation of this word: 天文學

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *