How to say “the Moon” in Chinese
the Moon (celestial body)
“The Moon” in Chinese is 月球, yuè qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
月球 is read yuè qiú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a crescent moon.
On the left, 王 “jade”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “月球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 月球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 月球围绕地球转，转一圈大约需要一个月。yuèqiúwéiràodìqiúzhuàn,zhuànyìquāndàyuēxūyàoyígeyuèThe Moon revolves around the Earth; one orbit takes about a month.
- 月球本身不发光yuèqiúběnshēnbùfāguāngThe Moon itself doesn't give off light.
- 月球围绕地球转yuèqiúwéiràodìqiúzhuànThe Moon revolves around the Earth.
- 他的梦想是登上月球tādemèngxiǎngshìdēngshàngyuèqiúHis dream is to land on the Moon.
More words from the lesson “Orbits and the sky”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “the Moon” in Chinese?
“The Moon” in Chinese is 月球, pinyin yuèqiú.
What does 月球 mean?
月球 (yuèqiú) means “the Moon (celestial body)”.
How do you write 月球?
月球 is 2 characters: 月 (yuè) — moon, month; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 月球?
月球 is read yuèqiú. Tones: yuè — fourth tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“the Moon” in the lesson “Orbits and the sky”
This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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