Definition
星星 (xīng xing) is the everyday spoken word for a star in the night sky. Unlike 明星 (míng xīng), which means a celebrity, or 恒星 (héng xīng), the scientific term for a fixed star, 星星 is the simple, child-friendly term you use when looking up at the sky.
noun
star (in the sky)
Easily confused
- 行星xíng xīngsound-alikeplanet
- 猩猩xīng xingsound-alikeorangutan
Examples
- 星星。Wǒ měitiān wǎnshàng dōu kàn xīng xing.I watch the stars every night.
- 星星。Nà kē xīng xing shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de.That star is my favorite.
- 星星。Háizi huà le yì kē hóngsè de xīng xing.The child drew a red star.
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