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135 words
Chinese word
月球
Pronunciation
Pinyinyuè qiú
Meaning
- nounmoon
Example
孩子们通过望远镜看月球。hái zi men tōng guò wàng yuǎn jìng kàn yuè qiú
The children looked at the moon through a telescope.
More examples
为准备登月，科学家们正在研究月球的地质。wèi zhǔn bèi dēng yuè kē xué jiā men zhèng zài yán jiū yuè qiú de dì zhì
To prepare for a moon landing, scientists are studying the moon's geology.
Core concept
The single spherical companion that circles Earth and lights the night sky.
Common phrases
月球表面yuè qiú biǎo miàn
lunar surface
登陆月球dēng lù yuè qiú
land on the moon
月球轨道yuè qiú guǐ dào
lunar orbit
Similar words
月亮yuè liàng: The visible moon in the night sky, in ordinary speech.
月yuè: The moon as a heavenly body, written with one Chinese character.
卫星wèi xīng: A celestial body that orbits a planet or another larger celestial body.
Definition in Chinese
围绕地球运行的天然球状天体，即我们常说的月亮。wéi rào dì qiú yùn xíng de tiān rán qiú zhuàng tiān tǐ jí wǒ men cháng shuō de yuè liàng
Word origin
月球 (yuèqiú, "moon") joins 月 (yuè, "moon") with 球 (qiú, "sphere"), making a compound for the moon viewed as a round celestial body.
Usage tips
- The word fits conversations about space travel, telescopes, and the night sky, so it is useful when the topic treats the moon as a physical world rather than as a calendar symbol.
Related words
- 月球基地yuè qiú jī dìlunar basenoun
- 月球探测器yuè qiú tàn cè qìlunar probenoun
- 月球车yuè qiú chēlunar rovernoun