空间站 (kōngjiānzhàn) — space station

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of: 穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 10
Radical: 立 — to stand
Made of: 立 to stand 占 to divine
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

中国计划通过长期驻留任务提高空间站的科研产出。 Zhōngguó jìhuà tōngguò chángqī zhùliú rènwù tígāo kōngjiānzhàn de kēyán chǎnchū. China plans to increase the research output of its space station through long-duration crewed missions.
宇航员在空间站里已经生活了半年。 Yǔhángyuán zài kōngjiānzhàn li yǐjīng shēnghuó le bànnián. The astronauts have been living on the space station for half a year.
晚上抬头，有时能看到空间站从夜空中飞过。 Wǎnshang tái tóu, yǒushí néng kàndào kōngjiānzhàn cóng yèkōng zhōng fēiguò. Looking up at night, you can sometimes see the space station crossing the sky.