演员 演員 yǎn yuán actor / actress / performer 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 出场 出場 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform / (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete / (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) / (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue 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 乐手 樂手 yuè shǒu instrumental performer syn 星空 xīng kōng starry sky / the star-studded heavens 捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of syn 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 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 双星 雙星 shuāng xīng double star 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) 评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn 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 演奏者 yǎn zòu zhě performer / musician syn 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] 处子秀 處子秀 chǔ zǐ xiù debut (by a male performer or sports player) 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 跑江湖 pǎo jiāng hú to make a living as a traveling performer etc 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 包金 bāo jīn to gild / (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater 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 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 演出者 yǎn chū zhě performer 特别客串 特別客串 tè bié kè chuàn special guest performer (in a show) / special guest appearance (in film credits) 演艺人员 演藝人員 yǎn yì rén yuán entertainer / performer 拉场子 拉場子 lā chǎng zi (of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc) / (fig.) to enhance sb's reputation / to make a name for oneself 雪藏 xuě cáng to keep sth in cold storage / (fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment) / to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team) 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) 