How to Say "Stars" in Chinese

星星

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

The English phrase "stars" is translated into Chinese as 星星.

How does it change in a sentence?

The noun 星星 does not change its form to indicate plurality. Instead, quantifiers like 许多 (many) are used to express more than one.

The pronunciation is /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/.

In traditional Chinese opera, a character might refer to the stars to signal a change in fate or a divine omen, as stars were historically seen as the 'administrative records' of heaven.
Ancient Chinese astronomers divided the sky into 'Three Enclosures' and 'Twenty-Eight Mansions' rather than the twelve zodiac signs used in the West.
The word 星星 is an example of reduplication, where a character is repeated to create a sense of cuteness or intimacy. While 星 means 'star', repeating it as 星星 makes the tone more affectionate and is common in children's stories.

无数星星在天上闪烁。
Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.
This sentence is useful for describing stars twinkling in the sky using 星星.
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这是本关于星星的书。
This is a book about stars.
This sentence shows how to use 星星 when talking about a book's subject.
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天空中有數十億的星星。
There are billions of stars in the sky.
This sentence demonstrates the use of 星星 when describing the quantity of stars in the sky.
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我喜欢晚上看星星。
I enjoy watching stars at night.
太阳是一个恒星。
The Sun is a star.
夜空中繁星点点。
The night sky is filled with countless stars.
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Junjie and Jiayi are looking at the night sky together.

俊杰 Junjie

你看，今晚的星星真亮！
Nǐ kàn, jīnwǎn de xīngxīng zhēn liàng!
Look, the stars are so bright tonight!
佳怡 Jiayi

真的，我想数数有多少颗星星。
Zhēnde, wǒ xiǎng shǔshu yǒu duōshǎo kē xīngxīng.
True, I want to count how many stars there are.
俊杰 Junjie

那样太难了，星星太多了。
Nàyàng tài nán le, xīngxīng tài duō le.
That's too hard, there are too many stars.
佳怡 Jiayi

哈哈，我也觉得星星太多了。
Hāhā, wǒ yě juéde xīngxīng tài duō le.
Haha, I think there are too many stars too.

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