Today’s word of the day is 星 (xīng) which is a noun that means star. Let’s practice making words, phrases, and sentences with 星 (xīng).
明星 (míng xīng) Movie star
The first word is 明星 (míng xīng) which means ‘movie star’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 谁是你最喜爱的明星？(Shéi shì nǐ zuì xǐ'ài de míngxīng?) Who is your favorite movie star?
星期 (xīng qī) Week
Another word we can create with 星 (xīng) is 星期 (xīng qī). This means ‘week’. A way of using it in a sentence is 这星期我很忙。(Zhè xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.) I‘m very busy this week.
火星 (huǒ xīng) Mars
Finally, we can create the word 火星 (huǒ xīng) which means ‘Mars’. The 火 here means ‘fire’. A way of using it in a sentence is 火星上有生命吗？(Huǒxīng shàng yǒu shēngmìng ma?) Is there life on Mars?