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星球

xīng qiú · xing qiu

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Meaning

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  1. celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
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Planets and stars

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，天上(tiānshàng)那个(nàge)是(shì)星球(xīngqiú)，不是(bùshì)星星(xīngxing)。

    Look, that one in the sky is a planet, not a star.

  2. Dengdeng

    星球(xīngqiú)和(hé)星星(xīngxing)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)不一样(bùyīyàng)？

    What is the difference between planets and stars?

  3. Liangliang

    星星(xīngxing)自己(zìjǐ)会(huì)发光(fāguāng)，星球(xīngqiú)不会(bùhuì)。

    Stars shine by themselves. Planets do not.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)地球(dìqiú)也(yě)是(shì)星球(xīngqiú)吗(ma)？

    So is Earth a planet too?

  5. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)住(zhù)在(zài)这个(zhège)星球(xīngqiú)上(shàng)。

    Yes, we all live on this planet.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)别的(biéde)星球(xīngqiú)旅行(lǚxíng)，你(nǐ)借(jiè)我(wǒ)路费(lùfèi)！

    Then I want to travel to another planet. Lend me the fare!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)想(xiǎng)象(xiàng)另(lìng)一(yí)个(gè)星(xīng)球(qiú)上(shàng)的(de)生(shēng)物(wù)。

I can't imagine what creatures living on another planet are like.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)能(néng)拯(zhěng)救(jiù)这(zhè)颗(kē)星(xīng)球(qiú)吗(ma)？

Can we save the planet?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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