# 太空 (tàikōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 太空 (tàikōng) means “outer space”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: outer space
- Pinyin: tàikōng (tai4 kong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 科学家们正在不断探索太空的奥秘。
  Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài bùduàn tànsuǒ tàikōng de àomì.
  Scientists are constantly exploring the mysteries of outer space.

## Characters

- [太](https://hanziro.com/word/tai-too/) (tài): too; extremely
- [空](https://hanziro.com/word/kong-free-time/) (kòng): free time; vacant, free

https://hanziro.com/word/tai-kong-outer-space/

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