Definition

Examples

• 今晚的望月特别圆，非常适合赏月。
  Jīn wǎn de wàng yuè tèbié yuán, fēicháng shìhé shǎngyuè.
  Tonight's full moon is especially round, perfect for moon-gazing.
• 古代诗人常以望月为题，寄托思乡之情。
  Gǔdài shīrén cháng yǐ wàng yuè wéi tí, jìtuō sīxiāng zhī qíng.
  Ancient poets often used the full moon as a theme to express homesickness.
• 望月是指月球与太阳黄经相差180度时的状态。
  wàng yuè shì zhǐ yuèqiú yǔ tàiyáng huángjīng xiāngchà yībāi bāshí dù shí de zhuàngtài.
  The full moon refers to the state when the moon is 180 degrees apart from the sun in ecliptic longitude.