How to Say ‘We're looking at the same stars.’ in Simplified Chinese
我们看的是一样的星星。
wǒ men kàn de shì yī yàng de xīng xīng
[wǒmen kahn de shir ee-yahng de xīngxing]
💬 Usage Tip: 我们看的 means "what we're looking at". An action plus 的 can stand for the thing involved, as in 我吃的 "what I'm eating".
Phrase Breakdown
我们看的是
wǒ men kàn de shì
what we are looking at is
我们 (wǒmen) means 'we'. 看的 (kàn de) means 'what we see'. 是 (shì) means 'is'.
我们看的是电影。
What we're watching is a movie.
Words in this phrase
我们
wǒ men
[wǒmen]
we
Pronoun referring to a group that includes the speaker.
我们都去了聚会。
We all went to the party.
看
kàn
[kahn]
to watch; to look
A common verb meaning to watch or look at. In sports, it often means to watch a match.
我们晚上看球。
We watch football tonight.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle) the one that…
After a verb, turns it into a noun phrase: 看的 = what (we) see.
我吃的是面条。
What I'm eating is noodles.
是
shì
[shir]
to be
The verb “to be,” used to identify or describe a situation.
你是第一次来，所以我给你介绍一下。
Since it’s your first time here, I’ll introduce things to you.
一样的星星。
yī yàng de xīng xīng
the same stars
一样的 (yíyàng de) means 'the same'. 星星 (xīngxing) means 'stars'.
这是一样的星星。
These are the same stars.
Words in this phrase
一样
yī yàng
[ee-yahng]
the same; alike
Used to show that two things are similar or the same.
我们的目标都一样，就是找到好工作。
Our goals are all the same: to find a good job.
的
de
[de]
(attributive particle)
Links a describing word to the noun it modifies.
红色的花
red flowers
星星
xīng xīng
[xīngxing]
stars
The stars in the night sky.
今晚星星很多。
There are many stars tonight.
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