举头望明月

舉頭望明月
jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon
  2. 2 evokes homesickness under moonlight
  3. 3 line from Li Bai's 'Quiet Night Thoughts'

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhōngqiū wǎnshàng tā dúzì jǔtóuwàngmíngyuè, bùjīn xiǎngqǐ le jiārén.
On Mid-Autumn night he lifted his head to the bright moon, thinking of family despite himself.
HSK 7-9
Jǔtóuwàngmíngyuè, dītóusīgùxiāng. zhè liǎng jù jīhū měige Zhōngguó háizi dōuhuì bèi.
'Looking up at the bright moon, lowering my head I long for home' - nearly every Chinese child knows these lines.

Tips

history
出自唐代李白《静夜思》:「床前明月光疑是地上霜举头望明月低头思故乡。」这是中国最广为传诵的思乡诗,几乎是每个学龄儿童的启蒙诗。
usage
常与下句低头思故乡」搭配使用,表达游子思乡之情。

Stroke Order

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wàng
míng
yuè