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 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 双重 雙重 shuāng chóng double syn 巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) syn 加倍 jiā bèi to double / to redouble syn 影星 yǐng xīng film star syn 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 替身 tì shēn stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else syn 双人 雙人 shuāng rén two-person / double / pair / tandem 歌星 gē xīng singing star / famous singer syn 双面 雙面 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible 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 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 双关语 雙關語 shuāng guān yǔ pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning 双层 雙層 shuāng céng double tier / double decker 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 两面派 兩面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person / double-dealing syn 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 俏皮话 俏皮話 qiào pi huà witticism / wisecrack / sarcastic remark / double entendre 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 双人床 雙人床 shuāng rén chuáng double bed 翻番 fān fān to double / to increase by a certain number of times syn 提琴 tí qín instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) / CL:把[ba3] 童星 tóng xīng child star 倍增 bèi zēng to double / to redouble / to increase many times over / to multiply by a factor / multiplication syn 陨星 隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite / falling star syn 米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti) 双簧管 雙簧管 shuāng huáng guǎn double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon) 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 对半 對半 duì bàn half-and-half / 50-50 / to double 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 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 台柱 tái zhù pillar / mainstay / star performer syn 复式 複式 fù shì double / multiple / compound / combined / double-entry (accounting) 双眼皮 雙眼皮 shuāng yǎn pí double eyelid 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 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 星图 星圖 xīng tú star atlas 双轨 雙軌 shuāng guǐ double-track / parallel tracks / dual-track (system) 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 重阳节 重陽節 chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month 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 双击 雙擊 shuāng jī (computing) to double-click 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 双倍 雙倍 shuāng bèi twofold / double 微星 wēi xīng Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi twice as much / double the amount 男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor 几倍 幾倍 jǐ bèi several times (bigger) / double, treble, quadruple etc 星球大战 星球大戰 xīng qiú dà zhàn Star Wars 七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting 巨蟹 jù xiè Cancer (star sign) 白羊 bái yáng Aries (star sign) 连击 連擊 lián jī to batter / combo (hit) (gaming) / (volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit / double contact 重阳 重陽 chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 五星级酒店 五星級酒店 wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn five-star hotel 兼程 jiān chéng to travel at double speed / to make all haste syn 全明星赛 全明星賽 quán míng xīng sài all-star 翻一番 fān yī fān to increase by 100% / to double 摩羯 mó jié Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 双人房 雙人房 shuāng rén fáng double room 三双 三雙 sān shuāng triple-double 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 双拼 雙拼 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final) 双管 雙管 shuāng guǎn double-barreled 二重 èr chóng double / repeated twice 双刃 雙刃 shuāng rèn double-edged blade 中空玻璃 zhōng kōng bō li double glazing 双人间 雙人間 shuāng rén jiān double room (hotel) 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] 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 