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北斗卫星导航系统

Běi Dǒu Wèi xīng Dǎo háng Xì tǒngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)
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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.

Source record: cd-413956dcb223853b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

北斗衛星導航系統 北斗卫星导航系统 [Bei3 Dou3 Wei4 xing1 Dao3 hang2 Xi4 tong3] /BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)/

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Other forms in these source records: 北斗衛星導航系統

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 斗
    dǒu

    dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object

    dòu

    to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

    Dǒu

    abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

  • 卫
    wèi

    to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

    Wèi

    surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

  • 星
    xīng

    star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

  • 导
    dǎo

    to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct

  • 航
    háng

    boat / ship / craft / to navigate / to sail / to fly

  • 系
    xì

    to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) / system / department / faculty / to arrest / to worry

    jì

    to tie / to fasten / to button up

  • 统
    tǒng

    to gather / to unite / to unify / whole

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.