探月

tànyuè
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to explore the moon
  2. 2 lunar exploration

Examples

HSK 3
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì tànyuè hěn gǎn xìngqù.
He has been interested in lunar exploration since he was a boy.
HSK 5
Rénlèi tànyuè yǐjing yǒu liùshí duō nián de lìshǐ le.
Humans have been exploring the moon for more than sixty years.

Tips

usage
探月 covers every kind of mission to the moon, orbiters, landers and rovers alike, while 登月 is to land on it. China's lunar program is named after the moon goddess 嫦娥.

Stroke Order

探 tàn
月 yuè