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Expressing 'star' with 星星 (xīngxing)
Existence & Possession
Structure
星星
Explanation
星星 (xīngxing) means "star" and refers to the luminous points of light visible in the night sky. The reduplicated form 星星 is more colloquial and common in everyday speech than the single character 星. It frequently appears alongside 太阳 (sun) and 月亮 (moon) when discussing celestial bodies.
Examples
夏天的晚上，天上的星星特别多。
Xiàtiān de wǎnshang, tiān shàng de xīngxing tèbié duō.
On summer evenings, there are especially many stars in the sky.
妈妈，你看那颗星星好亮啊！
Māma, nǐ kàn nà kē xīngxing hǎo liàng a!
Mom, look how bright that star is!
小时候我喜欢躺在草地上数星星。
Xiǎo shíhou wǒ xǐhuan tǎng zài cǎodì shàng shǔ xīngxing.
When I was little, I liked lying on the grass and counting the stars.