巨星
jù xīng
Pinyin

Definition

巨星
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jù xīng
  1. (astronomy) giant star
  2. (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三星
Sān xīng
  1. 1 Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
  2. 2 Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
巨蟹座
Jù xiè zuò
  1. 1 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
星
xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 heavenly body
  3. 3 satellite
  4. 4 small amount
星座
xīng zuò
  1. 1 constellation
  2. 2 astrological sign
  3. 3 classifier: 张 zhāng

Idioms (14)

事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
  1. 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
  2. 2 few and far between
  3. 3 sparse
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
  1. 1 a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

Sample Sentences

但是歌手演出的收入通常被唱片公司大幅抽成，而且巨星与比较不红的歌手的待遇差异更大，受欢迎的艺人可以靠高比例的抽成赚大钱，而小牌艺人扣除必要花费后只能做白工。
dànshì gēshǒu yǎnchū de shōurù tōngcháng bèi chàngpiàn gōngsī dàfú chōuchéng ，érqiě jùxīng yǔ bǐjiào bù hóng de gēshǒu de dàiyù chāyì gèngdà ，shòu huānyíng de yìrén kěyǐ kào gāo bǐlì de chōuchéng zhuàn dà qián ，ér xiǎopái yìrén kòuchú bìyào huāfèi hòu zhǐnéng zuò bái gōng 。
But a large slice of the revenue from concerts by singers is normally taken by the record label, and there is a big difference in the way huge stars and less popular singers are treated, so popular artists can earn a lot of money due to their high percentage split of revenue, while minor artists end up doing work for nothing after the necessary costs have been taken out from revenue.
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谁是中国最有名的电影明星？当然是Bruce Lee，李小龙。他是香港人。他是功夫电影大师。他在好莱坞成为世界巨星。他的招牌是双节棍和他的叫声。
shéi shì Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de diànyǐng míngxīng ？dāngrán shì BruceLee ，Lǐ Xiǎolóng 。tā shì Xiānggǎngrén 。tā shì gōngfu diànyǐng dàshī 。tā zài Hǎoláiwù chéngwéi shìjiè jùxīng 。tā de zhāopái shì shuāngjiégùn hé tā de jiàoshēng 。
Who is China’s most famous movie star? Of course it’s Bruce Lee, or Li Xiaolong. He's a native of Hong Kong. He's a master of kung fu movies. He became a global superstar in Hollywood. His trademark was his nunchuks and his yell.
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