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月 (yuè) — moon; month

Definition

Short form used for both 'month' and 'moon' in compounds and set phrases. Use 月亮 for everyday 'the moon' and 月份 when you specifically mean 'month' as a calendar unit.

noun
moonmonth
Measure word · 个, 轮
Easily confused

Examples

  • 月。
    Zhè ge yuè yǒu sān shí tiān.
    This month has thirty days.
  • 。
    Jīn tiān de yuè liang hěn dà.
    Today's moon is very big.
  • 月。
    Wǒ yí gè yuè kàn yì běn shū.
    I read a book every month.

Grammar

Appears in
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