| 明星 | míng xīng | star / celebrity |   |
| 名人 | míng rén | personage / celebrity | |
| 大腕 | dà wàn | star / big shot / celebrity / leading actor / authority (slang) | |
| 红人 | hóng rén | a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian | |
| 知名人士 | zhī míng rén shì | public figure / celebrity | |
| 社会名流 | shè huì míng liú | celebrity / public figure | |
| 灰姑娘 | Huī gū niang | Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity | |
| 名士 | míng shì | famous scholar / worthy / celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post | |
| 追星 | zhuī xīng | to idolize a celebrity | |
| 一鸣惊人 | yī míng jīng rén | to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity | |
| 网络红人 | wǎng luò hóng rén | Internet celebrity | |
| 名噪一时 | míng zào yī shí | to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity | |
| 木子美 | Mù Zǐ měi | Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity | |
| 网红 | wǎng hóng | Internet celebrity | |
| 儿基会知名人士支助者指导方针 | | Guidelines for UNICEF Celebrity Supporters | |
| 同款 | tóng kuǎn | similar (model) / merchandise similar to that used by a celebrity etc | |
| 人设 | rén shè | the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定) / (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public / public persona | |
| 流量明星 | liú liàng míng xīng | (neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base / celebrity with a huge following on social media | |
| 口播 | kǒu bō | (broadcasting) to speak to the audience / to advertise a product by speaking directly to the audience / endorsement (by a celebrity for a product, delivered orally) | |
