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史普尼克

Shǐ pǔ ní kèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite / also written 斯普特尼克
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

史普尼克 史普尼克 [Shi3 pu3 ni2 ke4] /Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite/also written 斯普特尼克/

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  • 史
    shǐ

    history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China

    Shǐ

    surname Shi

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 克
    kè

    to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow

    Kè

    abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

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