三星
sān xīng
Pinyin

Definition

三星
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sān xīng
  1. three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shēn xiù] Chinese constellation
  2. the belt of Orion
  3. three spirits 福[fú], 祿|禄[lù], and 壽|寿[shòu] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shēn xiù] Chinese constellation
三星
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Sān xīng
  1. Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
  2. Samsung (South Korean electronics company)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
星座
xīng zuò
  1. 1 constellation
  2. 2 astrological sign
  3. 3 classifier: 张 zhāng
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third

Idioms (20)

一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

Sample Sentences

库克警告说加征关税将损害苹果竞争力，令其在和三星的竞争中处于不利地位。
Kùkè jǐnggào shuō jiāzhēng guānshuì jiāng sǔnhài Píngguǒ jìngzhēnglì ，lìng qí zài hé Sānxīng de jìngzhēng zhōng chǔyú bùlì dìwèi 。
Cook warned that the addition of tariffs would damage Apple's competitiveness and put it at a disadvantage with Samsung.
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娇娇，你用的是三星手机吧？
Jiāojiāo ，nǐ yòng de shì Sānxīng shǒujī ba ？
Jiaojiao, do you use a Samsung cell phone?
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这个对我没吸引力，我最讨厌自拍了。你觉得三星的怎么样？
zhè ge duì wǒ méi xīyǐnlì ，wǒ zuì tǎoyàn zìpāi le 。nǐ juéde Sānxīng de zěnmeyàng ？
That doesn't appeal to me; I really hate taking pictures of myself. What do you think about Samsungs?
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你招聘新销售我不管，但是差旅费、招待费要砍。以后能坐火车就坐火车，宾馆住三星的。招待费用一律提前报给我审批。
nǐ zhāopìn xīn xiāoshòu wǒ bù guǎn ，dànshì chāilǚfèi 、zhāodàifèi yào kǎn 。yǐhòu néng zuò huǒchē jiù zuò huǒchē ，bīnguǎn zhù sānxīng de 。zhāodài fèiyòng yīlǜ tíqián bào gěi wǒ shěnpī 。
I don't care if you hire new salespeople. But we need to cut travel and hospitality expenses. In the future, take the train if you can, and stay in three-star hotels. Tell me about all hospitality fees in advance so that I can examine and approve them.
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50美金在上海能住市中心三星级的酒店。海南的酒店现在很便宜，因为是淡季。50美金可以住四星级， 甚至五星级的酒店。不过住不了海景房。
wǔshí měijīn zài Shànghǎi néng zhù shìzhōngxīn sānxīngjí de jiǔdiàn 。Hǎinán de jiǔdiàn xiànzài hěn piányi ，yīnwèi shì dànjì 。wǔshí měijīn kěyǐ zhù sìxīngjí ， shènzhì wǔxīngjí de jiǔdiàn 。bùguò zhùbùliǎo hǎijǐng fáng 。
50 dollars can get you into a 3-star hotel in downtown Shanghai. It's very cheap to stay in a hotel in Hainan now because it's the off season. 50 dollars can get you a 4 or even 5-star hotel. But you won't get a room with an ocean view.
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