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太阳

tài yang · tai yang

Traditional 太陽

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. sun
  2. CL:個 / 个 (gè)
  3. abbr. for 太陽穴 / 太阳穴 (tài yáng xué)

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2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yang)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

海(hǎi)王(wáng)星(xīng)绕(rào)行(xíng)太(tài)阳(yang)一(yì)周(zhōu)要(yào)花(huā)一(yì)百(bǎi)六(liù)十(shí)五(wǔ)年(nián)。

It takes 165 years for Neptune to orbit around the sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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太
tài

highest; greatest

阳
yáng

positive (electric.); sun

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