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星星

xīng xing

star

Usage note

星星表示天空中的亮点。

xīng xīng biǎo shì tiān kōng zhōng de liàng diǎn。

星星 means stars in the sky.

Context note

星星常用于夜晚、天空和童话。

xīng xīng cháng yòng yú yè wǎn 、 tiān kōng hé tóng huà。

Stars often appear with night, sky, and fairy tales.

5 examples

晚上有很多星星
wǎn shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xīng。
There are many stars at night.
星星很亮。
xīng xīng hěn liàng。
The stars are very bright.
我看见一颗星星
wǒ kàn jiàn yì kē xīng xīng。
I saw a star.
天空里都是星星
tiān kōng lǐ dōu shì xīng xīng。
The sky is full of stars.
孩子喜欢看星星
hái zi xǐ huan kàn xīng xīng。
Children like to look at stars.

5 mini stories

晚上,我和妈妈一起看星星
wǎn shàng, wǒ hé mā ma yì qǐ kàn xīng xīng。
At night, I looked at the stars with Mom.
星星一闪一闪的。
xīng xīng yì shǎn yi shǎn de。
The stars twinkled.
他在窗边数星星
tā zài chuāng biān shù xīng xīng。
He counted stars by the window.
夜空中的星星很美。
yè kōng zhōng de xīng xīng hěn měi。
The stars in the night sky are beautiful.
小朋友总爱问星星的问题。
xiǎo péng yǒu zǒng ài wèn xīng xīng de wèn tí。
Children always like to ask questions about stars.

Mini dialogue

看夜空

A
你看,天上的星星多亮啊!
Nǐ kàn, tiān shàng de xīngxing duō liàng a!
Look, how bright the stars are in the sky!
B
是啊,那颗星星好像在眨眼睛。
Shì a, nà kē xīngxing hǎoxiàng zài zhǎ yǎnjīng.
Yes, that star seems to be twinkling.

画星星

A
你在画什么?
Nǐ zài huà shénme?
What are you drawing?
B
我在画一颗金色的星星,送给你。
Wǒ zài huà yī kē jīnsè de xīngxing, sòng gěi nǐ.
I'm drawing a golden star, for you.

Related words and contrasts

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月亮
yuè liang
moon

often appears together in the night sky

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天空
tiān kōng
sky

where you can see stars

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闪亮
shǎn liàng
sparkling, shiny

describes how stars look

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