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明星

míng xīng · ming xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. star; celebrity
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The sweet potato star

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)。那个(nàge)人(rén)像(xiàng)不(bù)像(xiàng)明星(míngxīng)？

    Look. Doesn't that man look like a star?

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)？

    Which one?

  3. Liangliang

    穿(chuān)红(hóng)衣服(yīfu)的(de)。

    The one in red.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)卖(mài)烤(kǎo)红薯(hóngshǔ)。

    He sells roasted sweet potatoes.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)那么(nàme)多(duō)人(rén)在(zài)排队(páiduì)。

    But so many people are lining up.

  6. Dengdeng

    他的(tāde)红薯(hóngshǔ)好吃(hǎochī)。他(tā)是(shì)红薯(hóngshǔ)明星(míngxīng)！

    His sweet potatoes are great. He's a sweet potato star!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

谁(shuí)是(shì)你(nǐ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)爱(ài)的(de)电(diàn)视(shì)明(míng)星(xīng)？

Who is your favorite TV star?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)电(diàn)影(yǐng)明(míng)星(xīng)一(yì)出(chū)现(xiàn)，粉(fěn)丝(sī)们(men)就(jiù)大(dà)声(shēng)欢(huān)呼(hū)。

As soon as that movie star appeared, the fans cheered loudly.

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明
míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

星
xīng

star; heavenly body

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