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流星

liú xīng

2-character word

What 流星 means

1. meteor; shooting star
2. meteor hammer (abbr. for {流星锤|liú xīng chuí})

The characters in 流星

• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread
• 星xīngstar; heavenly body; satellite

Example sentences

• 我刚看到一颗流星。
  Wǒ gāng kàn dào yī kē liúxīng.
  I just saw a shooting star.
• 明天要看流星雨啊！
  Míngtiān yàokàn liúxīngyǔ ā!
  Tomorrow we are going to see the meteor shower!
• 不要把流星和小行星搞混了。
  Bù yào bǎ liúxīng hé xiǎoxíngxīng gǎohùn le.
  Don't mix up comets and asteroids.
• 在我们头顶飞舞着的沙粒，在我们手中挥动着的刀剑……它们不是什么，只不过是在夜空中擦过的一朵朵流星。
  Zài wǒmen tóudǐng fēiwǔ zhe de shālì, zài wǒmen shǒu zhōng huīdòng zhe de dāojiàn …… tāmen bù shì shénme, zhǐbuguò shì zài yèkōng zhōng cā guo de yī duǒ duǒ liúxīng.
  The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
• 在我们头顶飞舞着的沙粒，在我们手中挥动着的刀剑……它们不是甚么，只不过是在夜空中擦过的一朵朵流星。
  The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

Words starting with 流星

• 流星雨liú xīng yǔmeteor shower
• 流星体liú xīng tǐmeteoroid
• 流星赶月liú xīng gǎn yuèlit. a meteor catching up with the moon; swift action (idiom)
• 流星锤liú xīng chuímeteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)

Words containing 流星

• 大步流星dà bù liú xīngat a stride; taking large steps (while walking)
• 快步流星kuài bù liú xīngto walk quickly; striding quickly
• 火流星huǒ liú xīng(astronomy) bolide; fireball
• 猎户座流星雨liè hù zuò liú xīng yǔOrionids; Orionid meteor shower