Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 太空梭
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
空调kōngtiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]
太阳tàiyángsun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])
空kōngempty; air; sky; in vain
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
空间kōngjiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space