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Tiangong is an English word starting with the letter T. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Tiangong in a sentence

Using Tiangong

  • In the example corpus, tiangong often appears in combinations such as: tiangong space, tiangong and, and tiangong.

Context around Tiangong

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

station 6× stations 1× lab 1× sunday 1× spacecraft 1×

Often after:

space 5× astronauts 1× program 1×

Sentence patterns with Tiangong

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

china s tiangong space station 2× space station tiangong 1 can 2× to its tiangong space station 2× 2 and tiangong 3 are 1× 2 and tiangong 3 before 1× astronauts to tiangong 1× chinese spacecraft tiangong 1 fell 1× join the tiangong program suffered 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a relatively small 1× a second space 1× at approximately 8 1× china on tuesday 1× china s falling 1× chinese astronauts tang 1×

Common sentence endings:

15 september 2016 1× 3 before 2016 1× advanced radar system 1× an unknown longitude 1× and radar techniques 1× astronauts to tiangong 1×

Words around Tiangong

Just before it in the word index:

tiang 5 tianeptine 8 tiananmen 119 tianamen 2 tiana 46 tian 56

Just after it in the word index:

tianhe 5 tiani 4 tianjin 104 tiankai 2 tianna 12 tiannah 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abra 34 accies 34 accommodative 34 acerbic 34 achebe 34 actualise 34

Corpus analysis for Tiangong

  • In this selection, "tiangong" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, station, stations, lab, space, astronauts and program stand out and add context to how "tiangong" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include china s tiangong space station and space station tiangong 1 can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tiangong" sits close to words such as abra, accies and accommodative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tiangong

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A second space lab, Tiangong 2, launched on 15 September 2016. (11 words)

The ESA has been in talks with China for years and expressed interest in sending European astronauts to Tiangong. (19 words)

Our latest fascinating looks at the tumbling Chinese space station Tiangong-1 come from astronomers and an advanced radar system. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

It is thought that the Tiangong-1, which officially terminated its data communications with ground control on March 16, may fall and crash to the ground or hit the sea between 43 degrees north and south of the equator at an unknown longitude. (43 words)

In this picture released by Fraunhofer Institute FHR, the shape of China's falling space station Tiangong-1 can be seen in this radar image from the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques near Bonn, Germany. (39 words)

The telescope, dubbed Xuntian, will be installed by China’s Tiangong space station and will co-orbit with it, according to a statement from Lin Xiqiang, spokesperson and deputy director general of the Chinese Manned Space Agency. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Future developments Interior view of an O'Neill cylinder * China is expected to launch two more space labs called Tiangong 2 and Tiangong 3 before 2016.

Two more space stations, Tiangong 2 and Tiangong 3 are expected to be launched in subsequent years, paving the way for the construction of a larger space station around 2030.

China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong space station for a five-month mission.

Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin say farewell ahead of their flight on the Shenzhou 17 spacecraft to China's Tiangong space station.

Ran added that the Xuntian will temporarily dock with the space station for hands-on supply, maintenance, and upgrading by Tiangong astronauts.

The ESA has been in talks with China for years and expressed interest in sending European astronauts to Tiangong.

The telescope, dubbed Xuntian, will be installed by China’s Tiangong space station and will co-orbit with it, according to a statement from Lin Xiqiang, spokesperson and deputy director general of the Chinese Manned Space Agency.

Unfortunately, China's attempts to enlist other countries to join the Tiangong program suffered a slight setback when the European Space Agency (ESA) announced earlier this year that it would not participate.

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Crewed by teams of three astronauts that are rotated every six months, the Tiangong space station is the programme's crown jewel.

In October, the country sent a fresh team to its Tiangong space station in the latest crewed mission for the fast-growing space programme.

A relatively small space lab (about 1/10th the size of the International Space Station), Tiangong-1 was meant as a sort of prototype for a more permanent station China hopes to have operational by 2022.

A second space lab, Tiangong 2, launched on 15 September 2016.

At approximately 8:16 p.m. ET on Sunday, Tiangong-1's orbit finally decayed enough that it got caught up in the thicker air surrounding our planet.

China’s falling space station Tiangong-1 can be seen in a radar image from the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques.

In this picture released by Fraunhofer Institute FHR, the shape of China's falling space station Tiangong-1 can be seen in this radar image from the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques near Bonn, Germany.

It is thought that the Tiangong-1, which officially terminated its data communications with ground control on March 16, may fall and crash to the ground or hit the sea between 43 degrees north and south of the equator at an unknown longitude.

Malfunctioning Chinese spacecraft, Tiangong-1 fell into the southern Pacific Ocean on Monday, April 2, after orbiting the earth for six years, according to China’s Manned Space Engineering Office and the European Space Agency.

Our latest fascinating looks at the tumbling Chinese space station Tiangong-1 come from astronomers and an advanced radar system.

Some objects in orbit are very large, like Chinese space station Tiangong-1, which weighs 19,000 pounds and as of publication is set to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere within days.

The best guess of expert astronomers and space junk-trackers is that China's decommissioned, out-of-control space station, Tiangong-1, will reenter Earth's atmosphere anywhere between late Friday night and Sunday.

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Common combinations with tiangong

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