荷塘月色

Hétáng yuèsè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Moonlight over the Lotus Pond, Zhu Ziqing's essay of 1927 on the lotus pond at Tsinghua
  2. 2 Moonlight over the Lotus Pond, a 2010 hit song by the duo Phoenix Legend

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒmen zài yǔwén kè shàng xué guo Zhū Zìqīng de 《 Hétáng yuèsè 》.
We studied Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" in Chinese class.
HSK 5
Wǎnshang, guǎngchǎng shàng de āyímen gēnzhe 《 Hétáng yuèsè 》 tiàowǔ.
In the evening, the aunties on the square dance to "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond".

Tips

culture
朱自清 wrote the essay in the summer of 1927 about the pond in the grounds of 清华大学, where he taught. Its slow, quiet description of leaves, moonlight and scent is a model of modern lyrical prose and a set text in Chinese schools.
culture
In 2010 the duo 凤凰传奇 used the title for a pop song that became a staple of 广场舞, the evening group dancing in public squares.

Stroke Order

荷 hé
塘 táng
月 yuè
色 sè