tiny speck; spark; dialect: star
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
tiny speck; droplet; spark
Commonly used in compounds like 吐沫星子 (spittle) or 火星子 (sparks from fire).
Tā他
jiǎng讲
de得
jī激
dòng动
，
tù吐
mo沫
xīng星
zi子
luàn乱
fēi飞
。
He spoke so excitedly that spittle was flying everywhere.
Lú炉
huǒ火
lǐ里
tū突
rán然
bào爆
chū出
le了
jǐ几
gè个
huǒ火
xīng星
zi子
。
Several sparks suddenly burst from the stove fire.
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Xiǎo小
xīn心
huǒ火
xīng星
zi子
jiàn溅
dào到
yī衣
fu服
shàng上
。
Be careful not to let sparks splash onto your clothes.
noun
star (dialectal variant)
dialectUsed in certain dialects and literary contexts as a synonym for 星星, often conveying a poetic or rustic feel.
Mǎn满
tiān天
de的
xīng星
zi子
zhǎ眨
zhe着
yǎn眼
jing睛
。
The sky full of stars was blinking their eyes.
Shān山
lǐ里
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
，
xīng星
zi子
tè特
bié别
liàng亮
。
In the mountain nights, the stars are especially bright.
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Wǒ我
men们
tǎng躺
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
shǔ数
xīng星
zi子
。
We lay on the grass counting the stars.