童星 (tóng xīng) — child star

Definition

Examples

• 她小时候就是童星，现在成了大明星。
  Tā xiǎo shí hou jiù shì tóng xīng, xiàn zài chéng le dà míng xīng.
  She was a child star when she was little, and now she's become a big celebrity.
• 很多童星长大后很难继续走红。
  Hěn duō tóng xīng zhǎng dà hòu hěn nán jì xù zǒu hóng.
  Many child stars find it hard to stay popular after they grow up.
• 这部电影请了一位童星来演主角。
  Zhè bù diàn yǐng qǐng le yí wèi tóng xīng lái yǎn zhǔ jué.
  This movie hired a child star to play the lead role.