日食 (rì shí) — solar eclipse
Definition
'Solar eclipse' — the moon blocking the sun. 对比 月食 (lunar eclipse), where Earth blocks sunlight from the moon.
noun
solar eclipse
Measure word · 次
Examples
- 日食。Wǒ zuó tiān kàn dào le rì shí.I saw a solar eclipse yesterday.
- 日食。Zhè cì rì shí chí xù le bú dào sì fēn zhōng.This solar eclipse lasted less than four minutes.
- 日食。Kē xué jiā men yì zhí zài yán jiū rì shí duì dì qiú huán jìng de yǐng xiǎng.Scientists have been studying the impact of solar eclipses on Earth's environment.
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