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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTianwen
/tiːˈæn.wən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Chinese space exploration program aimed at Mars.
"The Tianwen mission successfully landed on Mars, marking a significant achievement in space exploration." - 2
A collection of philosophical questions regarding the universe.
"The ancient text poses several Tianwen that challenge our understanding of existence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Tianwen' originates from Chinese, meaning 'Heavenly Questions'. It is derived from classical Chinese literature, specifically from a poem by the poet Qu Yuan, and has evolved to represent inquiries about the cosmos and existence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tianwen" is said worldwide
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Questions célestes
Transliteration: Kɛlɛst
"Le programme Tianwen a posé des Questions célestes sur l'univers."
Himmlische Fragen
Transliteration: Himmlische Fragen
"Die Tianwen-Mission stellt Himmlische Fragen über das Universum."
Domande celesti
Transliteration: Domande celesti
"Il programma Tianwen ha sollevato Domande celesti sull'esistenza."
Preguntas celestiales
Transliteration: Preguntas celestiales
"La misión Tianwen plantea Preguntas celestiales sobre el cosmos."
Perguntas celestiais
Transliteration: Perguntas celestiais
"O programa Tianwen fez Perguntas celestiais sobre o universo."
स्वर्गीय प्रश्न
Transliteration: Swargiya prashn
"तियानवेन कार्यक्रम ने स्वर्गीय प्रश्न उठाए हैं।"
天问
Transliteration: Tiānwèn
"天问计划成功着陆火星。"
천문 질문
Transliteration: Cheonmun jilmun
"톈원 프로그램은 천문 질문을 제기했습니다."
天の問い
Transliteration: Ten no to'i
"天問プログラムは天の問いを提起しました。"
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