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Chinese

Meaning: universe; space; roof or eaves in literary usage
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example

從浩瀚的宇宙看地球,人類的煩惱顯得很渺小。
从浩瀚的宇宙看地球,人类的烦恼显得很渺小。
Against the vast universe, human worries seem very small when Earth is viewed from afar.

Usage Notes

In modern Mandarin, this noun is most common in compounds referring to the universe or the sky and space; standalone use is literary.

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