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HSK
week / CL: 個|个 / day of the week / Sunday
HSK 1
star; celebrity
HSK 2
(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
HSK 2
Sunday
HSK 1
Sunday
HSK 1
five-star (hotel)
HSK 7-9
space alien; extraterrestrial
HSK 7-9
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
Samsung (South Korean electronics company) / Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿 Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits , 祿|禄, and 壽|寿 associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿 Chinese constellation
singing star / famous singer
HSK 6
"satellite" town / edge city / exurb
Monday
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
Samsung Group
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
Wisconsin, US state
(astronomy) Cepheid variable star
sports star (ball sport)
HSK 6
barred spiral galaxy
astrologer
satellite / moon / CL: 顆|颗
HSK 5
(idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移
(astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
HSK 7-9
last week
five-pointed star; pentagram
(fixed) star
Jupiter (planet)
film star
HSK 6
five-pointed star; pentagram
savior; liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor
archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC
next week
Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
six-pointed star; hexagram
comet
space alien; extraterrestrial
last week / previous week
(Tw) Star Wars
neutron star
artificial satellite
Thursday
Friday
constellation / astrological sign
HSK 7-9
just the tiniest bit / a hint of
which day of the week
aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)
Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星
Qixing, a district of Guilin City 桂林市, Guangxi
Halley's Comet
this week
Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星島日報|星岛日报
(astronomy) Mercury
Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
the moon and the stars
god of longevity / elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
sun, moon and the five visible planets
(astronomy) Big Dipper
asterisk * (punct.)
diffuse nebula
to idolize a celebrity
dwarf planet
Pluto (dwarf planet)
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
asteroid / minor planet
alien / extraterrestrial
Star Wars
astrologer
meteor shower
to broadcast via satellite; satellite (channel etc) / shangxing acupoint (DU23)
stars
Star Trek (US TV and film series)
starlit night / by night; under the night sky; through the night
Andromeda galaxy M31
resourceful person / mastermind
Saturday
popular comedian / comic star
Andromeda galaxy M31
sputter
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand (abbr. for 新加坡, aka 星洲 + 馬來西亞|马来西亚 + 泰國|泰国)
Uranus (planet)
Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS / abbr. to 格洛納斯|格洛纳斯
North Star / Polaris
(astronomy) astrolabe / (astrology) horoscope / astrological chart
the twelve signs of the zodiac
astrology
bane of others' existence
StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)
meteor; shooting star / meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘|流星锤)
Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火)
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
(astronomy) Venus

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