金星

Jīnxīng
noun #20,195

Meanings

  1. 1 Venus (planet)
  2. 2 gold star
  3. 3 stars seen after a blow to the head

Examples

Jīnxīng shì tàiyángxì zhōng jùlí dìqiú zuì jìn de xíngxīng zhī yī.
Venus is one of the planets closest to Earth in the solar system.
Tā bèi dǎ le yī quán, yǎn mào Jīnxīng.
He got punched and saw stars.

Tips

usage
金星 has two main senses: (1) Venus the planet (capitalized in pinyin: Jīnxīng); (2) the colloquial phrase 眼冒金星 (yǎn mào jīnxīng) meaning 'to see stars' after being hit. 金星 is also a Chinese surname.

In Pop Culture

金星 Jīn Xīng
Jin Xing
Famous Chinese dancer, choreographer, and TV talk show host; one of China's most prominent transgender public figures

Stroke Order

jīn
xīng