Definition
五星（wǔ xīng）字面意思是“五颗星”，主要有两个常用含义：一是指中国国旗五星红旗上的五颗黄色五角星，常用来象征中国或中国共产党；二是指最高等级的评级，如五星级酒店、五星级服务，源自西方星级评分系统。在古典天文学中它也指金、木、水、火、土五大行星，但现代口语中更常用前两种含义。
noun
five stars (as on the Chinese flag, also a symbol of China)five stars (as a rating: the highest grade, e.g. five-star hotel, five-star service)
n.
(noun, astronomy) the five classical planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn)
Examples
- 五星。Zhè miàn qí shàng yǒu wǔ xīng.This flag has five stars on it.
- 五星，。Zhè shì yì jiā wǔ xīng jiǔdiàn, fúwù fēicháng hǎo.This is a five-star hotel with excellent service.
- 五星。Gǔrén duì wǔ xīng de yùnxíng yǒu xiángxì guāncè.The ancients made detailed observations of the five planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn).
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