明星 míng xīng star / celebrity syn 比利 bǐ lì Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star 星星 xīng xing (coll.) a star / the stars in the sky syn 巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) syn 影星 yǐng xīng film star syn 歌星 gē xīng singing star / famous singer syn 绝地 絕地 jué dì danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars) syn 流星 liú xīng meteor / shooting star / meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘|流星锤[liu2 xing1 chui2]) syn 新星 xīn xīng (astronomy) nova / (fig.) new star / rising star syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 星空 xīng kōng starry sky / the star-studded heavens 女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 五角星 wǔ jiǎo xīng five-pointed star / pentagram 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 金星 jīn xīng gold star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc) syn 恒星 恆星 héng xīng (fixed) star 双鱼 雙魚 shuāng yú Pisces (star sign) syn 新秀 xīn xiù rising star / new talent syn 福星 fú xīng mascot / lucky star syn 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí five-star (hotel) syn 双子 雙子 shuāng zǐ Gemini (star sign) 北极星 北極星 běi jí xīng North Star / Polaris syn 童星 tóng xīng child star 陨星 隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite / falling star syn 米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti) 笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 博格 bó gé Borg (name) / Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star 中子星 zhōng zǐ xīng neutron star 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star syn 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 双星 雙星 shuāng xīng double star syn 台柱 tái zhù pillar / mainstay / star performer syn 八角 bā jiǎo anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 星团 星團 xīng tuán star cluster 星图 星圖 xīng tú star atlas 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 北辰 běi chén Polaris / North Star syn 织女 織女 zhī nǚ Vega (star) / Weaving girl of folk tales syn 薄命 bó mìng to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) / to be born unlucky syn 杨桃 楊桃 yáng táo carambola / star fruit syn 大料 dà liào Chinese anise / star anise syn 主演 zhǔ yǎn to play the leading role / to star / lead actor 狮子 獅子 shī zǐ Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan syn 微星 wēi xīng Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company 男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor 星球大战 星球大戰 xīng qiú dà zhàn Star Wars 巨蟹 jù xiè Cancer (star sign) 白羊 bái yáng Aries (star sign) 五星级酒店 五星級酒店 wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn five-star hotel 全明星赛 全明星賽 quán míng xīng sài all-star 摩羯 mó jié Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 吴用 吳用 wú yòng Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhi4 duo1 xing1] 变星 變星 biàn xīng variable star 星 xīng star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount syn 杜威 dù wēi Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star / Dewey (name) 天狼星 tiān láng xīng Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座 照明弹 照明彈 zhào míng dàn flare / star shell 织女星 織女星 zhī nǚ xīng Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座 syn 牵牛星 牽牛星 qiān niú xīng Altair (star) / Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 syn 大茴香 dà huí xiāng Chinese anise / star anise syn 泰山北斗 tài shān běi dǒu lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field syn 茴香豆 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province) 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 河外星系 hé wài xīng xì extragalactic star system / galaxy (not including our Galaxy) 苌 萇 cháng plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) syn 周润发 周潤發 zhōu rùn fā Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star 室女 shì nǚ unmarried lady / virgin / Virgo (star sign) syn 李连杰 李連傑 lǐ lián jié Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director 生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom) / unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time syn 赵薇 趙薇 zhào wēi Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star 亮星 liàng xīng bright star 心宿二 xīn xiù èr Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座[Tian1 xie1 zuo4] 星等 xīng děng magnitude of a star syn 罗志祥 羅志祥 luó zhì xiáng Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào lucky star in the ascendant (idiom) / a lucky sign 标题党 標題黨 biāo tí dǎng "sensational headline writers", people who write misleading titles in order to generate clicks from Internet users / clickbait 参宿七 參宿七 shēn xiù qī Rigel (star) / lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation 孙悦 孫悅 sūn yuè Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star / Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star 蒭藁增二 chú gǎo zēng èr same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days 矮星 ǎi xīng dwarf star 伴星 bàn xīng companion (star) 红超巨星 紅超巨星 hóng chāo jù xīng red supergiant (star) 红巨星 紅巨星 hóng jù xīng red giant (star) 娵 jū (feminine name) / (star) 王菲 wáng fēi Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress 丽星邮轮 麗星郵輪 lì xīng yóu lún Star 呇 qǐ star 谢霆锋 謝霆鋒 xiè tíng fēng Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star 星际争霸战 星際爭霸戰 xīng jì zhēng bà zhàn Star 星舰迷航记 星艦迷航記 xīng jiàn mí háng jì Star 星舰奇航记动画版 星艦奇航記動畫版 xīng jiàn qí háng jì dòng huà bǎn Star 星舰奇航记之重返地球 星艦奇航記之重返地球 xīng jiàn qí háng jì zhī chóng fǎn dì qiú Star 星型网 星型網 xīng xíng wǎng Star network 琁 xuán beautiful jade / star 战斗巡航 戰鬥巡航 zhàn dòu xún háng Star 三合星 sān hé xīng (astronomy) triple star system 