tōng xìn wèi xīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
communications satellite
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Original source entry:

通信衛星 通信卫星 [tong1 xin4 wei4 xing1] /communications satellite/

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Other forms in these source records: 通信衛星

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

  • 信
    xìn

    letter / mail / CL:封[fēng] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random

  • 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

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