yuè qiú
lune
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月球是地球的卫星。
Yuèqiú shì dìqiú de wèixīng.
The moon is a satellite of the Earth.
月球表面有许多陨石坑。
Yuèqiú biǎomiàn yǒu xǔduō yǔnshí kēng.
There are many craters on the surface of the moon.
月球背面还没有被人类探索过。
Yuèqiú bèimiàn hái méiyǒu bèi rénlèi tànsuǒguò.
The dark side of the moon has not yet been explored by humans.
月亮 (yuèqiú)
moon
月球 (yuèqiú)
lunar sphere
地球 (dìqiú)
Earth
太阳 (tàiyáng)
Sun
The Chinese word 月球 (yuèqiú) for "moon" is a compound of two characters: 月 (yuè) and 球 (qiú). The character 月 originally meant "month" and was used to represent the moon because the lunar cycle was used to track time. The character 球 originally meant "ball" and was used to describe the moon's shape. Together, the two characters 月球 literally mean "moon ball", which is a fitting description for the moon's spherical shape and its role in the lunar cycle.
