星座 (xīng zuò) — constellation (a group of stars forming a pattern); astrological sign (one of the 12 zodiac signs)
Definition
Used both for actual star patterns in the night sky and, in everyday talk, for the 12 Western astrological signs (白羊座, 双子座, etc.) people identify with.
noun
constellation (a group of stars forming a pattern)astrological sign (one of the 12 zodiac signs)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 星座。Wǎn shàng zài xiāng xia néng kàn dào hěn duō xīng zuò.You can see many constellations in the countryside at night.
- 星座，。Wǒ chá le yí xià wǒ de xīng zuò, fā xiàn wǒ shì shuāng zǐ zuò.I checked my astrological sign and found I'm Gemini.
- 星座。Tā zài qiáng shàng tiē le yì zhāng xīng zuò tú.She stuck a star chart on the wall.
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