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星空
xīng kōng
Pinyin
Definition
星空
-
xīng kōng
starry sky
the heavens
Character Decomposition
星
日
生
空
穴
工
Related Words
(20)
三星
Sān xīng
1
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
2
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
天空
tiān kōng
1
sky
明星
míng xīng
1
star
2
celebrity
星
xīng
1
star
2
heavenly body
3
satellite
4
small amount
星座
xīng zuò
1
constellation
2
astrological sign
3
CL:張|张[zhāng]
星星
xīng xing
1
star in the sky
星期
xīng qī
1
week
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
day of the week
4
Sunday
星球
xīng qiú
1
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)
2
heavenly body
有空
yǒu kòng
1
to have time (to do sth)
空
kōng
1
empty
2
air
3
sky
4
in vain
空气
kōng qì
1
air
2
atmosphere
空间
kōng jiān
1
space
2
room
3
(fig.) scope
4
leeway
5
(astronomy) outer space
6
(physics, math.) space
上空
shàng kōng
1
overhead
2
in the sky
五星
wǔ xīng
1
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
1
five-star (hotel)
克星
kè xīng
1
nemesis
2
bane
3
fated to be ill-matched
周星驰
Zhōu Xīng chí
1
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wú lí tóu] movies
喵星人
miāo xīng rén
1
cat (Internet slang)
填空
tián kòng
1
to fill a job vacancy
2
to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
寿星
shòu xīng
1
god of longevity
2
elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
Idioms
(20)
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
1
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
2
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
3
the place is deserted
4
the birds have flown
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
1
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
1
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
1
a common occurrence (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
1
lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
2
fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
3
(jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
4
(of one's stomach) to be rumbling
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
1
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
1
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
天马行空
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
1
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
2
(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
3
unconstrained in style
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
1
rare as morning stars (idiom)
2
few and far between
3
sparse
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
1
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2
extremely urgent
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
1
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
1
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
2
to rack one's brains
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
1
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
1
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
1
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
1
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
2
swift action (idiom)
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