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上弦月 Pronunciation and Pinyin

上弦月 Usage and Examples

first quarter moon

还有人认为,趁上弦月时播种,庄稼会长得茂盛。

Others think seeds grow especially well when planted during a waxing moon.

从新月到上弦月,月亮逐渐圆满起来,它们却忽然消失了。

The moon grew from crescent to gibbous, and suddenly the toads were gone.

The characters in 上弦月

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
弦
xián8bowstring, string, hypotenuse
月
yuè4moon or month

More words starting with 上

  • shàng上yí一fèn份the previous one, the last one
  • shàng上yí一cì次last time, the last time
  • shàng上wàn万over ten thousand, tens of thousands
  • shàng上xià下Up and down, About
  • shàng上xià下xué学school commute, going to and from school
  • shàng上xià下bǎi摆dòng动swing up and down, bob up and down
  • shàng上xià下bān班commute, go to and from work
  • shàng上xià下bān班shí时jiān间commute time, commuting hours
  • shàng上xià下qí齐xīn心United from top to bottom, All working with one heart
  • shàng上bù不liǎo了dà大tái台miàn面not presentable, not up to par
  • shàng上bú不qù去Can't go up, Can't get on
  • shàng上bú不zài在tiān天xià下bù不zhe着dì地Neither in heaven nor on earth., Suspended in mid-air.

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Questions about 上弦月

What does 上弦月 mean in Chinese?

上弦月 (shàng xián yuè) means “first quarter moon”.

How do you pronounce 上弦月?

上弦月 is pronounced shàng xián yuè in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “first quarter moon” in Chinese?

“first quarter moon” is 上弦月 (shàng xián yuè) in Chinese.

How is 上弦月 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 上弦月, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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