月食

yuèshí

noun #30,352

Measure Word

一次月食 cì

Meanings

1 lunar eclipse
2 eclipse of the moon

Characters

Examples

昨晚我们看到了月食。

Zuówǎn wǒmen kàndào le yuèshí.

Last night we saw a lunar eclipse.

下次月食要等到明年。

Xià cì yuèshí yào děng dào míngnián.

The next lunar eclipse won't be until next year.

Tips

memory

Literally 'moon eat' — in classical Chinese cosmology the moon was being devoured (by a celestial dog or dragon). The same 食 'eat' shows up in 日食 'solar eclipse'.

Stroke Order

月 yuè

食 shí