观星

觀星

guānxīng

verb

Meanings

HSK 1

我们开车去山上观星。

Wǒmen kāichē qù shānshàng guānxīng.

We drove up into the mountains to stargaze.

HSK 3

今晚天气好，适合观星。

Jīnwǎn tiānqì hǎo, shìhé guānxīng.

The weather is good tonight, perfect for stargazing.

HSK 6

古代天文官靠观星预测吉凶。

Gǔdài tiānwén guān kào guānxīng yùcè jí xiōng.

Ancient astronomers used stargazing to predict fortune and misfortune.

culture

In imperial China 观星 was also an official function of the 钦天监 (Imperial Astronomical Bureau), which read celestial omens for the court.

观 guān

星 xīng