shooting star; meteor
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Meanings
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shooting star; meteor (colloquial)
informalA colloquial or folk term for a meteor or shooting star, often used in spoken language and informal contexts.
Zuó昨
wǎn晚
wǒ我
kàn看
dào到
yī一
kē颗
zéi贼
xīng星
huá划
guò过
tiān天
kōng空
。
Last night I saw a shooting star streak across the sky.
Lǎo老
rén人
men们
cháng常
shuō说
，
kàn看
dào到
zéi贼
xīng星
yào要
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
xǔ许
yuàn愿
。
The elderly often say that you should make a wish quickly when you see a shooting star.
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Nà那
kē颗
zéi贼
xīng星
tuō拖
zhe着
cháng长
cháng长
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
，
fēi非
cháng常
měi美
lì丽
。
That shooting star trailed a long tail, very beautiful.