月亮 yuèliang — the moon

Meanings

1. 1

   the moon

   月 the moon plus 亮 bright, the second syllable unstressed. 月 alone now mostly means a month, so the full 月亮 is what names the thing in the sky.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 月

  yuè (fourth tone, falling)

  moon; month

  4 strokesRadical 月

Example sentences

• 今天晚上的月亮真大。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) wǎnshang (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) yuèliang (fourth tone, falling) zhēn (first tone, high and level) dà. (fourth tone, falling)···

  The moon is really big tonight.

• 孩子问，月亮为什么是白的？/孩子問，月亮為什麼是白的？Háizi (second tone, rising) wèn, (fourth tone, falling) yuèliang (fourth tone, falling) wèishénme (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) bái (second tone, rising) de? (neutral tone)···

  The child asked why the moon is white.

Similar words

Words containing 月

• 月yuè (fourth tone, falling)month (of the calendar)