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宇 yǔ

building, house, room, structure; space, the universe

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
宀
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 宀于 ⿱宀于

Memory hint: building

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  1. 宇宙非常广阔。
    Yǔzhòu fēicháng guǎngkuò.
    The universe is extremely vast.
    universe extremely vast
  2. 科学家一直在研究宇宙的起源。
    Kēxuéjiā yìzhí zài yánjiū yǔzhòu de qǐyuán.
    Scientists have been studying the origin of the universe.
    scientist always at study universe (particle) origin
  3. 宇宙里有多少颗星星？
    Yǔzhòu li yǒu duōshao kē xīngxīng?
    How many stars are there in the universe?
    universe in have how-many (measure) star (question)
  4. 我们对宇宙的了解还很有限。
    Wǒmen duì yǔzhòu de liǎojiě hái hěn yǒuxiàn.
    Our understanding of the universe is still very limited.
    we toward universe (particle) understanding still very limited
  5. 晚上抬头看星空，会让人想到宇宙的浩瀚。
    Wǎnshang táitóu kàn xīngkōng, huì ràng rén xiǎngdào yǔzhòu de hàohàn.
    Looking up at the starry sky at night makes one think of the vastness of the universe.
    evening raise-head look starry-sky, will let people think-of universe (particle) vastness

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