史普尼克 shǐ pǔ ní kè

also written 斯普特尼克sī pǔ tè ní kè

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. also written 斯普特尼克sī pǔ tè ní kè
  2. 2. Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite

Characters

Character Meaning
史 shǐ HSK 3
history; surname Shi; annals
普 pǔ HSK 4
general; universal; popular
尼 ní
(often used in phonetic spellings); Buddhist nun
克 kè HSK 4
to restrain; to subdue; to overthrow