星星 xīngxing a star
(colloquial) a star; the stars in the sky
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How it is used
- Colloquial reduplicated form, second syllable toneless; used for the visible stars in the sky, especially in casual and children's speech: 天上有很多星星 (tiān shang yǒu hěn duō xīngxing, there are many stars in the sky).
- Compare 恒星 (héngxīng), the scientific term for "star" as an astronomical body - 星星 is the everyday, homey word.
Example sentences
- 这是本关于星星的书。 Zhè shì běn guānyú xīngxīng de shū.This is a book about stars.
- 这是一本关于星星的书。 Zhèshì yīběn guānyú xīngxīng de shū.This is a book about stars.
- 无数星星在天上闪烁。 Wúshù xīngxīng zài tiānshàng shǎnshuò.Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.