yuè liang
moon
月亮在天上。
Yuèliang zài tiān shàng.
The moon is in the sky.
月亮很亮。
Yuèliang hěn liàng.
The moon is very bright.
月亮真美。
Yuèliang zhēn měi.
The moon is so beautiful.
月 (yuè)
moon
婵娟 (chánjuān)
bright moon
太阳 (tài yáng)
sun
星星 (xīng xīng)
stars
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The Chinese word 月亮 (yuèliàng) for "moon" is a compound of two characters: 月 (yuè) and 亮 (liàng). The character 月 originally meant "month" and was used to represent the moon because the lunar cycle was used to track time. The character 亮 originally meant "bright" and was added to 月 to emphasize the moon's brightness. Together, the two characters 月亮 form a compound that means "bright moon".
