星辰

xīngchén
noun #20,472

Meanings

  1. 1 stars (literary)
  2. 2 heavenly bodies
  3. 3 the stars and celestial bodies

Examples

Yǎngwàng yèkōng, mǎntiān xīngchén lìng rén xīnkuàng shényí.
Looking up at the night sky, a canopy of stars fills the heart with wonder.
Gǔrén yǐ xīngchén lái pànduàn fāngxiàng hé jìjié.
The ancients used the stars to determine direction and season.

Tips

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星辰 is a literary/poetic term for stars. In everyday speech, 星星 (xīngxing) is used instead. 星辰 appears frequently in classical poetry, song lyrics, and formal prose.

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