tiny dot; star
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
a tiny speck; a small dot
literaryUsed literally for a very small, often distant, point of light or substance. The idiom '星星之火，可以燎原' (a single spark can start a prairie fire) uses this sense metaphorically.
Tiān天
kōng空
qíng晴
lǎng朗
，
yī一
diǎn点
báo薄
yún云
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
，
lián连
yī一
kē颗
xīng星
xing星
dōu都
kàn看
bù不
jiàn见
。
The sky was clear, without a single wisp of cloud, and not even a single dot could be seen.
Yóu油
qī漆
hái还
méi没
gān干
，
shàng上
miàn面
luò落
le了
yī一
xiē些
xiǎo小
huī灰
chén尘
xīng星
xing星
。
The paint wasn't dry yet, and some tiny dust specks had settled on it.
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Xīng星
xing星
zhī之
huǒ火
，
kě可
yǐ以
liáo燎
yuán原
。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
noun
star (celestial body)
informalThis is the colloquial, spoken form for 'star'. The reduplicated form '星星' (xīng xing) is more common in everyday speech than the single character '星' (xīng).
Jīn今
tiān天
wǎn晚
shang上
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo好
，
néng能
kàn看
dào到
hǎo好
duō多
xīng星
xing星
。
The weather is great tonight; you can see a lot of stars.
Hái孩
zi子
zhǐ指
zhe着
tiān天
shàng上
de的
xīng星
xing星
wèn问
nà那
shì是
shén什
me么
。
The child pointed at the stars in the sky and asked what they were.
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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
tǎng躺
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
shǔ数
xīng星
xing星
。
I like to lie on the grass and count stars.