和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others syn 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 歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) syn 说唱 說唱 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping 影星 yǐng xīng film star syn 歌舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing 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 独唱 獨唱 dú chàng (in singing) solo / to solo 歌喉 歌睺 gē hóu singing voice 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 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity 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 坠子 墜子 zhuì zi weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] syn 载歌载舞 載歌載舞 zài gē zài wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations syn 陨星 隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite / falling star syn 米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti) 男高音 nán gāo yīn tenor (singing voice) / a tenor 笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 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) 唱法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 歌厅 歌廳 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 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 高歌猛进 高歌猛進 gāo gē měng jìn to advance singing loudly (idiom) / triumphant progress syn 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 唱功 chàng gōng singing skill 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 假唱 jiǎ chàng to lip-sync (singing) 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] 跑调 跑調 pǎo diào to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial) 咏春 詠春 yǒng chūn Wing Chun / same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2] / Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art) 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn 变星 變星 biàn xīng variable star 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat syn 星 xīng star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount syn 曲子 qǔ zi poem for singing / tune / music / CL:支[zhi1] 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 咏春拳 詠春拳 yǒng chūn quán Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art) 茴香豆 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province) 吟风弄月 吟風弄月 yín fēng nòng yuè lit. singing of the wind and the moon / fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art) syn 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 如泣如诉 如泣如訴 rú qì rú sù lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. mournful (music or singing) syn 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 字正腔圆 字正腔圓 zì zhèng qiāng yuán to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom) syn 赵薇 趙薇 zhào wēi Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star 亮星 liàng xīng bright star 