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Çetin
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Çetin asked in TravelAsia PacificChina · 1 decade ago

what does the word "Shenzhou" means in English ?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    In Chinese, it's common for multiple words share the same pronunciation. Similar thing happens also in English, like "hour" and "our", or "two" and "too", but not that common.

    "Shenzhou" has multiple corresponding Chinese words. The most used one until a few years ago is 神州, the Divined Continent or the Holy Land, whatever, that is used to refer China itself.

    "Shenzhou" is also the pronunciation of 神舟, the Holy Ship or the Divined Ship. This is the name of the series of Chinese spaceship launched and to be launched since a few years ago. In the context of what you mentioned, it's this meaning.

    Source(s): Native speaker.
  • 1 decade ago

    Shenzhou represents the grand land of china.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I just asked my Chinese friend in my office in Shanghai and she that is a very graceful name for China, Divine Land

    there was some argument that it could also mean, God's ship

  • 1 decade ago

    Sheng is ' God '..

    Zhou, is' boat' in Chinese.

  • Bix
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    magic (or divine) ship

  • 1 decade ago

    "magic ship" is better.

    Source(s): native
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