Chinese Conversation · Level 71
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Chinese word
星座
Pronunciation
Pinyinxīng zuò
Meaning
- nounzodiac sign
Example
我的星座是狮子座。wǒ de xīng zuò shì shī zi zuò
My zodiac sign is Leo.
More examples
她每天查看自己的星座运势。tā měi tiān chá kàn zì jǐ de xīng zuò yùn shì
She checks her zodiac sign horoscope every day.
Core concept
A star-based label that links a birth date to one of twelve zodiac sections and, in another context, to a recognized pattern in the sky.
Common phrases
黄道星座huáng dào xīng zuò
zodiac constellation
星座排名xīng zuò pái míng
zodiac sign ranking
星座性格xīng zuò xìng gé
zodiac sign personality
Similar words
生肖shēng xiào: A category for a birth year that is represented by one of twelve animals in Chinese tradition.
占星术zhān xīng shù: A method of interpreting star positions and movements to tell about personality or future fortune.
星象xīng xiàng: The general appearance, position, and movement of stars and other bodies seen in the night sky.
黄道huáng dào: The route along the sky that the sun appears to travel over the course of a year.
Definition in Chinese
根据出生日期划分到黄道带上的星象类别，常用于指代西方占星学中表示性格或归属的十二类星座。gēn jù chū shēng rì qī huà fēn dào huáng dào dài shàng de xīng xiàng lèi bié cháng yòng yú zhǐ dài xī fāng zhān xīng xué zhōng biǎo shì xìng gé huò guī shǔ de shí èr lèi xīng zuò
Word origin
The compound 星 (xīng, "star") + 座 (zuò, "seat or section") presents stars as arranged in a particular section, a meaning extended to the twelve birth-date categories of Western astrology.
Usage tips
- English speakers often reserve constellation for a pattern visible in the sky, while everyday Chinese also uses 星座 (xīngzuò, "constellation or zodiac sign") for a person's Western zodiac category.
Other meanings
- constellationnoun
Related words
- 星座图xīng zuò túconstellation chartnoun
- 星座文化xīng zuò wén huàzodiac culturenoun