登月

dēngyuè

verb #41,268

Meanings

1 to land on the moon
2 moon landing

Characters

to climb; to set foot on

Examples

HSK 1

尼尔·阿姆斯特朗是第一个登月的人。

Ní'ěr Āmǔsītèlǎng shì dìyī ge dēngyuè de rén.

Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon.

HSK 7-9

中国正在为载人登月做准备。

Zhōngguó zhèngzài wèi zàirén dēngyuè zuò zhǔnbèi.

China is preparing for a crewed moon landing.

Tips

usage

登 'to set foot on' + 月 'moon'. Compare 探月 'lunar exploration', the general word for missions to the moon, including probes and rovers. The craft that touches down is the 登月舱 'lunar module'.

Stroke Order

登 dēng

月 yuè