月光

yuèguāng

noun #6,683

Meanings

1 moonlight
2 moonshine

Characters

Examples

月光照在湖面上。

Yuèguāng zhào zài húmiàn shàng.

The moonlight shines on the lake.

今晚的月光很亮。

Jīnwǎn de yuèguāng hěn liàng.

The moonlight is very bright tonight.

他们在月光下散步。

Tāmen zài yuèguāng xià sànbù.

They took a walk under the moonlight.

Tips

culture

月光 is a central image in Chinese poetry. Li Bai's famous poem 静夜思 opens with 床前明月光 (bright moonlight before my bed), expressing homesickness under the moon.

In Pop Culture

月光奏鸣曲 Yuèguāng Zòumíngqǔ

Moonlight Sonata

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, widely known in China by this name

Stroke Order

月 yuè

光 guāng