Meaning of 明星
明星 means Venus (as referred to in ancient Chinese texts); star; celebrity; famous performer or athlete. Pronounced míng xīng. HSK 2.
- Venus (as referred to in ancient Chinese texts)
- star; celebrity; famous performer or athlete
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
suǒ所
shuō说
de的
míng明
xīng星
，
jí即
zhǐ指
jīn金
xīng星
。
What was called 'míng xīng' in ancient times refers to Venus.
Míng明
xīng星
yíng荧
yíng荧
，
kāi开
zhuāng妆
jìng镜
yě也
。
（
chū出
zì自
《
ē阿
páng房
gōng宫
fù赋
》
）
The bright stars (Venus) twinkling—those are the opened makeup mirrors. (from 'The Epang Palace Fu')