航天员 hángtiānyuán astronaut
How to remember 航天员: 航 vessel + 天 day + 员 member = astronaut.
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How it is used
- An astronaut - the Chinese term for its own space travelers - 神舟飞船的航天员 (Shénzhōu fēichuán de hángtiānyuán) the Shenzhou spacecraft's astronauts.
- China uses 航天员; the coinage 太空人 (tàikōngrén) is more informal/Taiwan, and 宇航员 (yǔhángyuán) is also common.
- Register: news of space missions.