HSK 6 · Nature

宇宙 yǔzhòu “universe” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 宇宙 means

  1. universe
  2. cosmos
  3. space

How to say 宇宙

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale宇yǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale宙zhòu4th tone, falling

宇宙 in a sentence

  1. 宇宙是怎样形成的？

    Yǔzhòu shì zěnyàng xíngchéng de?

    How was the universe formed?

    Sentence #358138 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 宇宙无穷无尽。

    Yǔzhòu wúqióngwújìn.

    The universe is endless.

    Sentence #1471141 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 在宇宙中有很多星系。

    Zài yǔzhòu zhōng yǒu hěn duō xīngxì.

    There are many galaxies in the universe.

    Sentence #1291328 from Tatoeba

How 宇宙 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 宇 (yǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
宇yǔroom
  • 宀roof · miánMeaning part
  • 于part of the characterSound part
The character 宙 (zhòu) with each of its parts in a different colour
宙zhòueternity
  • 宀roof · miánMeaning part
  • 由cause · yóuSound part

宀 hints at the meaning (roof); 由 (yóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhòu.

How to write 宇宙

宇 6 strokes · 宙 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

宇宙 (yǔzhòu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 宇宙 (yǔzhòu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 宇宙

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FAQs

宇宙 (yǔzhòu) means “universe” or “cosmos”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǔzhòu: yǔ with a 3rd tone, then zhòu with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 宇宙 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yuzhou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 宇宙 from the suggestions. Typing yuzhou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
宇宙 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.