星星

• 拼音: xīng xing
• 汉字拆解: 星 = 日 (sun) + 生 (birth/life, phonetic), representing a bright celestial body; reduplication for colloquial tone

含义

Star in the sky. Refers to the luminous celestial bodies visible at night.

星星 is the colloquial, everyday word for stars. The reduplication of 星 gives it a softer, more casual feel. The single character 星 or the formal compound 星体 are used in scientific contexts. Related words include 月亮 (moon) and 太阳 (sun).

例句

1. 今天晚上的星星很多。
2. 孩子们喜欢看星星。
3. 因为天气不好，看不到星星。

用法指南

语境: nature, daily conversation

语气: warm

正确说法

• 你看，天上有好多星星！(Look, there are so many stars in the sky!)
• 星星真漂亮。(The stars are really beautiful.)

错误说法

• 他是一个很大的星星 (When referring to a celebrity, use 明星 instead of 星星 — 星星 only means celestial stars)

起源与历史

星 originally depicted a celestial body, with the 日 (sun) radical indicating brightness. The reduplication 星星 is a colloquial form common in spoken Chinese.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal