passed in front of: Chinese meaning and pinyin

Chinese meaning

从cóng…前qián方fāng经jīng过guò,掩yǎn掠lüè而ér过guò

从cóng…正zhèng前qián方fāng经jīng过guò

In this story →

小xiǎo天tiān体tǐ从cóng背bèi景jǐng恒héng星xīng前qián方fāng掠lüè过guò

Example

a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event

一yí个gè在zài土tǔ星xīng和hé天tiān王wáng星xīng之zhī间jiān运yùn行xíng的de黑hēi暗àn小xiǎo天tiān体tǐ从cóng一yī颗kē恒héng星xīng前qián方fāng经jīng过guò,并bìng在zài主zhǔ要yào事shì件jiàn前qián后hòu各gè「眨zhǎ眼yǎn」了le一yī次cì。

Source: Ars Technica · 19 Sep 2026

Background ✎

2013年nián,天tiān文wén学xué家jiā发fā现xiàn土tǔ星xīng和hé天tiān王wáng星xīng之zhī间jiān一yī颗kē仅jǐn250公gōng里lǐ宽kuān的de小xiǎo天tiān体tǐ凯kǎi利lì克kè洛luò周zhōu围wéi有yǒu两liǎng圈quān狭xiá窄zhǎi光guāng环huán。如rú今jīn科kē学xué家jiā用yòng韦wéi布bù望wàng远yuǎn镜jìng再zài次cì观guān测cè,发fā现xiàn其qí中zhōng一yī环huán变biàn得dé更gèng密mì,另lìng一yī环huán几jī乎hū消xiāo失shī。