阿波罗 (Ābōluó) · Apollo (Greek god of the sun)

Meanings

1 Apollo (Greek god of the sun)
2 Apollo (NASA space program)

About Apollo

Greek god of light, music, poetry and prophecy, son of Zeus and twin brother of Artemis, later also a sun god. NASA named its moon-landing program after him, in Chinese 阿波罗计划.

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Apollo'.

Examples

HSK 5

阿波罗十一号成功登月。

Ābōluó shíyī hào chénggōng dēngyuè.

Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon.

HSK 6

阿波罗是希腊神话中的太阳神。

Ābōluó shì Xīlà shénhuà zhōng de tàiyángshén.

Apollo is the sun god in Greek mythology.

Tips

culture

On the day of the Apollo 11 landing, mission control told the crew about 嫦娥, the Chinese goddess who lives on the moon with a rabbit, and the astronauts promised to watch for the 'bunny girl'. China later named its own moon programme after her.