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Definitions

  1. 1. star
  2. 2. heavenly body
  3. 3. satellite
  4. 4. small amount

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Words Containing 星

五星级
wǔ xīng jí

five-star (hotel)

外星人
wài xīng rén

space alien; extraterrestrial

巨星
jù xīng

(astronomy) giant star

影星
yǐng xīng

film star

明星
míng xīng

star

星座
xīng zuò

constellation

星星
xīng xing

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

星期
xīng qī

week

星期天
xīng qī tiān

Sunday

星期日
xīng qī rì

Sunday

歌星
gē xīng

singing star

球星
qiú xīng

sports star (ball sport)

卫星
wèi xīng

satellite

零星
líng xīng

fragmentary

一星半点
yī xīng bàn diǎn

just the tiniest bit

七星瓢虫
qī xīng piáo chóng

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

七姊妹星团
qī zǐ mèi xīng tuán

Pleiades M45

七星区
qī xīng qū

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi

七星
qī xīng

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi

三合星
sān hé xīng

(astronomy) triple star system

三星堆
sān xīng duī

archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC

三星集团
sān xīng jí tuán

Samsung Group

三星
sān xīng

Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

三星乡
sān xīng xiāng

Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

三叶星云
sān yè xīng yún

Trifid Nebula M20

上个星期
shàng gè xīng qī

last week

上星剧
shàng xīng jù

satellite television show

上星期
shàng xīng qī

last week

上星
shàng xīng

to broadcast through satellite

下个星期
xià gè xīng qī

next week

下星期
xià xīng qī

next week

中子星
zhōng zǐ xīng

neutron star

主序星
zhǔ xù xīng

(astronomy) main-sequence star

五星
wǔ xīng

the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星

五星红旗
wǔ xīng hóng qí

five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)

五角星
wǔ jiǎo xīng

pentagram

亮星
liàng xīng

bright star

亮星云
liàng xīng yún

emission nebula

人造卫星
rén zào wèi xīng

artificial satellite

仙女座大星云
xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女座星系
xiān nǚ zuò xīng xì

Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女星座
xiān nǚ xīng zuò

Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31

仙女星系
xiān nǚ xīng xì

Andromeda galaxy M31

伴星
bàn xīng

companion (star)

侃星
kǎn xīng

chatterbox

值星
zhí xīng

(of army officers) to be on duty for the week

全球卫星导航系统
quán qiú wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS

两弹一星
liǎng dàn yī xīng

(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)

两星期
liǎng xīng qī

fortnight

六角星
liù jiǎo xīng

six-pointed star

冥王星
míng wáng xīng

Pluto (dwarf planet)

冼星海
xiǎn xīng hǎi

Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱[huáng hé dà hé chàng]

分星掰两
fēn xīng bāi liǎng

punctilious

列克星顿
liè kè xīng dùn

Lexington, Massachusetts

列星
liè xīng

star alignment (in astrology)

克星
kè xīng

nemesis

北斗七星
běi dǒu qī xīng

(astronomy) Big Dipper

北斗星
běi dǒu xīng

the Big Dipper

北斗卫星导航系统
běi dǒu wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)

北极星
běi jí xīng

North Star

十二星座
shí èr xīng zuò

the twelve signs of the zodiac

占星
zhān xīng

to divine by astrology

占星学
zhān xīng xué

astrology

占星家
zhān xīng jiā

astrologer

占星师
zhān xīng shī

astrologer

占星术
zhān xīng shù

astrology

卡乐星
kǎ lè xīng

Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain)

反射星云
fǎn shè xīng yún

reflection nebula

周星驰
zhōu xīng chí

Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wú lí tóu] movies

哈雷彗星
hā léi huì xīng

Halley's Comet

唾沫星子
tuò mò xīng zi

sputter

启明星
qǐ míng xīng

(astronomy) Venus

丧门星
sàng mén xīng

messenger of death

喵星人
miāo xīng rén

cat (Internet slang)

土星
tǔ xīng

Saturn (planet)

寿星
shòu xīng

god of longevity

外星
wài xīng

alien

多星
duō xīng

starry

大星芹
dà xīng qín

great masterwort (Astrantia major)

大步流星
dà bù liú xīng

at a stride

大角星
dà jiǎo xīng

Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧伕座|牧夫座[mù fū zuò])

天星码头
tiān xīng mǎ tóu

Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong

天枢星
tiān shū xīng

alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天煞孤星
tiān shà gū xīng

bane of others' existence

天狼星
tiān láng xīng

Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座

天王星
tiān wáng xīng

Uranus (planet)

天琴星座
tiān qín xīng zuò

Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星[zhī nu:3 xīng]

天罡星
tiān gāng xīng

the Big Dipper

太白星
tài bái xīng

Venus (planet)

奎星
kuí xīng

Kuixing, the Great Bear, one of the 28 constellations

女星
nǚ xīng

female star

威斯康星
wēi sī kāng xīng

Wisconsin, US state

威斯康星州
wēi sī kāng xīng zhōu

Wisconsin, US state

娄星
lóu xīng

Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市|娄底市[lóu dǐ shì], Hunan

娄星区
lóu xīng qū

Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市|娄底市[lóu dǐ shì], Hunan

婚神星
hūn shén xīng

Juno, an asteroid

孛星
bèi xīng

comet (arch.)

安吉星
ān jí xīng

OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc

定盘星
dìng pán xīng

the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard

寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng

rare as morning stars (idiom)

小寿星
xiǎo shòu xīng

child whose birthday is being celebrated

小星头啄木鸟
xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)

小行星
xiǎo xíng xīng

asteroid

小行星带
xiǎo xíng xīng dài

asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

彗星
huì xīng

comet

徐星
xú xīng

Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist

微星
wēi xīng

Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company

快步流星
kuài bù liú xīng

to walk quickly

急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ

lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action

急于星火
jí yú xīng huǒ

see 急如星火[jí rú xīng huǒ]

恒星
héng xīng

(fixed) star

恒星年
héng xīng nián

the sidereal year (astronomy)

恒星系
héng xīng xì

stellar system

恒星际
héng xīng jì

interstellar

惑星
huò xīng

planet

戴月披星
dài yuè pī xīng

see 披星戴月[pī xīng dài yuè]

扁担星
biǎn dan xīng

Altair and its two adjacent stars

披星戴月
pī xīng dài yuè

to travel or work through night and day

扫帚星
sào zhou xīng

comet

扫把星
sào bǎ xīng

bearer of ill luck

放卫星
fàng wèi xīng

to launch a satellite

救星
jiù xīng

savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor

文曲星
wén qǔ xīng

constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius

斗转星移
dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved

新星
xīn xīng

nova (astronomy)

旋涡星系
xuán wō xīng xì

spiral galaxy

旋涡星云
xuán wō xīng yún

spiral nebula

日月五星
rì yuè wǔ xīng

sun, moon and the five visible planets

星二代
xīng èr dài

children of celebrities

星光
xīng guāng

starlight

星冰乐
xīng bīng lè

Frappuccino

星名
xīng míng

star name

星命家
xīng mìng jiā

astrologer (esp. Daoist)

星图
xīng tú

star atlas

星团
xīng tuán

star cluster

星型网
xīng xíng wǎng

Star network

星子
xīng zǐ

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

星子县
xīng zǐ xiàn

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

星官
xīng guān

Chinese constellations

星家
xīng jiā

astrologist (in former times)

星宿
xīng xiù

constellation (arch., now 星座)

星宿海
xīng xiù hǎi

Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small

星岛
xīng dǎo

Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星島日報|星岛日报

星岛日报
xīng dǎo rì bào

Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong newspaper

星巴克
xīng bā kè

Starbucks, US coffee shop chain

星座运势
xīng zuò yùn shì

(Western-style) horoscope

星斗
xīng dǒu

stars

星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ

a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán

a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

星历
xīng lì

astronomic calendar

星曜
xīng yào

heavenly bodies (esp. the sun, moon or five visible planets)

星月
xīng yuè

the moon and the stars

星期一
xīng qī yī

Monday

星期三
xīng qī sān

Wednesday

星期二
xīng qī èr

Tuesday

星期五
xīng qī wǔ

Friday

星期六
xīng qī liù

Saturday

星期四
xīng qī sì

Thursday

星期几
xīng qī jǐ

which day of the week

星条旗
xīng tiáo qí

Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

星洲日报
xīng zhōu rì bào

Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper

星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī

meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development

星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī

meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development

星汉
xīng hàn

Milky Way

星火
xīng huǒ

spark

星球
xīng qiú

celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body

星球大战
xīng qiú dà zhàn

Star Wars

星盘
xīng pán

(astronomy) astrolabe

星相
xīng xiàng

astrology and physiognomy

星相十足
xīng xiāng shí zú

(coll.) to look every bit the big star

星相图
xīng xiàng tú

star chart

星相学
xīng xiàng xué

astrology

星相家
xīng xiàng jiā

astrologer

星相师
xīng xiàng shī

astrologer

星相术
xīng xiàng shù

astrology

星移斗转
xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved

星空
xīng kōng

starry sky

星等
xīng děng

magnitude of a star

星系
xīng xì

see 恆星系|恒星系[héng xīng xì]

星系盘
xīng xì pán

galactic disc

星级
xīng jí

star rating

星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù

scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place

星群
xīng qún

(astronomy) asterism

星号
xīng hào

asterisk * (punct.)

星术
xīng shù

astrology

星表
xīng biǎo

star catalog

星象
xīng xiàng

aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)

星象图
xīng xiàng tú

star chart

星象恶曜
xīng xiàng è yào

unlucky star (evil portent in astrology)

星辰
xīng chén

stars

星际
xīng jì

interstellar

星际旅行
xīng jì lǚ xíng

Star Trek (US TV and film series)

星际争霸
xīng jì zhēng bà

StarCraft (video game series)

星云
xīng yún

nebula

星云表
xīng yún biǎo

catalog of stars and nebulae

星头啄木鸟
xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)

星驰
xīng chí

rapidly

星体
xīng tǐ

celestial body (planet, satellite etc)

星鸦
xīng yā

(bird species of China) spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

昴宿星团
mǎo xiù xīng tuán

Pleiades M45