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English translations
asteroid, minor planet, planetoid
Chinese characters:
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小行星 ( xiaoxingxing / xiǎoxíngxīng ) is composed of these characters:
小 (xiao)
, 行 (xing)
, 星 (xing)
The traditional Chinese characters of xiǎoxíngxīng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 小行星 ( xiaoxingxing / xiǎoxíngxīng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Yi ke xiaoxingxing cong diqiu fujin fei guo.
Yī kē xiǎoxíngxīng cóng dìqiú fùjìn fēi guò. – English translation: An asteroid flew past close to Earth.