morning star; Venus
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
sparse stars in the morning sky
literaryOften used in literary or poetic contexts.
Lí黎
míng明
shí时
fēn分
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
liáo寥
ruò若
chén晨
xīng星
de的
jǐ几
diǎn点
guāng光
liàng亮
。
At dawn, there were only a few scattered lights like morning stars.
Shān山
dǐng顶
shàng上
，
chén晨
xīng星
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
yǐn隐
qù去
。
On the mountaintop, the morning stars gradually faded away.
noun
planet (Venus or Mercury) visible in the east before sunrise
technicalSpecifically refers to Venus (the Morning Star) or Mercury when they appear in the dawn sky.
Jīn金
xīng星
zuò作
wéi为
chén晨
xīng星
chū出
xiàn现
shí时
fēi非
cháng常
míng明
liàng亮
。
Venus is very bright when it appears as the morning star.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
bǎ把
chén晨
xīng星
shì视
wéi为
qǐ启
míng明
zhī之
shén神
。
In ancient times, people often regarded the morning star as the god of dawn.
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Shuǐ水
xīng星
yǒu有
shí时
yě也
néng能
zài在
qīng清
chén晨
de的
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
chéng成
wéi为
chén晨
xīng星
。
Mercury can sometimes become the morning star in the dawn sky.