火星

huǒxīng
noun #5,273

Meanings

  1. 1 Mars (planet)
  2. 2 spark

Examples

Rénlèi jìhuà zài wèilái dēnglù Huǒxīng.
Humans plan to land on Mars in the future.
Hànjiē shí zhùyì huǒxīng fēijiàn.
Watch out for sparks flying when welding.

Tips

memory
(fire) + (star) = fire star = Mars. The five visible planets in Chinese are named after the five elements: 火星 (Mars/fire), 水星 (Mercury/water), 木星 (Jupiter/wood), 金星 (Venus/metal), 土星 (Saturn/earth).

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