How to Say ‘Your eyes have stars.’ in Simplified Chinese
你的眼睛里有星星。
nǐ de yǎn jīng lǐ yǒu xīng xīng
[nee duh yen-jing lee yoe xing xing]
Phrase Breakdown
你的眼睛里
nǐ de yǎn jīng lǐ
in your eyes
This place phrase comes first: 你的 (your) + 眼睛 (eyes) + 里 (inside). Pause after 里 (lǐ).
你的眼睛里有光。
There is light in your eyes.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you; your
A basic pronoun meaning you; before a family term it often means your.
你姐姐最近很忙。
Your older sister has been busy lately.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
Links a person or thing to what belongs to them, like your in English.
你的笑容很有感染力。
Your smile is very infectious.
眼睛
yǎn jīng
[yen-jing]
eyes
Refers to a person's eyes, often used in compliments about appearance.
你的眼睛很漂亮。
Your eyes are very beautiful.
里
lǐ
[lee]
inside; in
里 means 'inside.' In 心里, it means 'in one’s heart' or 'in one’s mind.'
我心里其实明白。
Actually, I understand it in my heart.
有星星。
yǒu xīng xīng
there are stars
有 (yǒu) means 'there is / there are'. 星星 (xīngxing) means stars. The second 星 is light, in the neutral tone.
天上有星星。
There are stars in the sky.
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yoe]
to have; there is/are
Used to say that something or someone exists; here it helps ask whether the seat is taken.
这里有朋友在等你吗？
Is a friend waiting for you here?
星星
xīng xīng
[xing xing]
stars
Multiple celestial bodies that emit their own light, visible in a cluster at night.
星星在天空中闪烁。
The stars are twinkling in the sky.
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