占星术

占星術
zhānxīngshù
noun #34,963

Meanings

  1. 1 astrology
  2. 2 the art of star-divination

Examples

HSK 4
Tā duì zhānxīngshù hěn gǎnxìngqù.
He's very interested in astrology.
HSK 4
Gǔdài Zhōngguó hé xīfāng dōu yǒu zhānxīngshù de chuántǒng.
Both ancient China and the West have traditions of astrology.

Tips

culture
Both Chinese and Western astrology fall under 占星术. Note the distinction from 星座 ('zodiac signs'), which refers to the popular newspaper-horoscope use, while 占星术 emphasizes the systematic divinatory art. Chinese imperial courts kept official 占星 records as state matters, since stars were thought to mirror the Mandate of Heaven.

Stroke Order

zhàn
xīng
shù