xīn
xīng

common
noun

Meaning of 新星

新星 means nova (a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness); rising star; newly famous performer or athlete. Pronounced xīn xīng.

  • nova (a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness)
  • rising star; newly famous performer or athlete

Definitions & Examples

Tiān
wén
xué
jiā
guān
dào
le
xīn
xīng
 

Astronomers observed a nova.

Zhè
xīn
xīng
de
liàng
zài
tiān
nèi
zēng
jiā
le
shù
wàn
bèi
 

The brightness of this nova increased tens of thousands of times within a few days.

Xīn
xīng
shì
bái
ǎi
xīng
biǎo
miàn
shēng
bào
zhà
de
jié
guǒ
 

A nova is the result of a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star.