太白金星

Tàibái Jīnxīng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Taibai Jinxing, god of the planet Venus and kindly old envoy of the Jade Emperor
  2. 2 Venus (the planet)

Examples

HSK 5
Tiān kuài liàng de shíhou, dōngfāng tiānkōng zhōng zuì liàng de nà kē xīng jiùshì Tàibái Jīnxīng.
Just before dawn, the brightest star in the eastern sky is Venus.
HSK 7-9
Tàibái Jīnxīng shì yí wèi bái húzi lǎo shénxiān, xìnggé fēicháng héshàn.
Taibai Jinxing is an old immortal with a white beard and a very kind nature.

Tips

culture
In 《西游记》 he is the peacemaker of heaven: twice he talks 孙悟空 into coming up quietly, first to be 弼马温, keeper of the heavenly horses, then to bear the empty title 齐天大圣.
usage
金星 is the planet's modern name and 太白 an old one. 李白's courtesy name 太白 comes from it: his mother is said to have dreamed of the star before he was born.

Stroke Order

太 tài
白 bái
金 jīn
星 xīng