crescent moon; new moon
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
crescent moon (at the beginning of the lunar month)
Refers to the thin, curved, sickle-shaped moon visible shortly after the new moon, typically appearing on the 3rd or 4th day of the lunar month.
Yī一
wān弯
xīn新
yuè月
guà挂
zài在
tiān天
biān边
。
A crescent moon hangs at the edge of the sky.
Xīn新
yuè月
rú如
gōu钩
，
jìng静
jìng静
de地
guà挂
zài在
liǔ柳
shāo梢
tóu头
。
The crescent moon is like a hook, quietly hanging on the willow treetop.
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Nóng农
lì历
chū初
sān三
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
yī一
wān弯
xīn新
yuè月
。
On the third day of the lunar month, you can see a crescent moon.
noun
new moon (invisible phase when the moon is between Earth and sun)
technicalAstronomical term for the phase when the moon is positioned between the Earth and Sun, with the dark side facing Earth, making it invisible from Earth. Also called 朔月.
Xīn新
yuè月
zhī之
shí时
，
yuè月
liàng亮
yùn运
xíng行
dào到
dì地
qiú球
hé和
tài太
yáng阳
zhī之
jiān间
。
At new moon, the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun.
Shuò朔
rì日
yě也
chēng称
xīn新
yuè月
。
The first day of the lunar month is also called the new moon.
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Zài在
xīn新
yuè月
jiē阶
duàn段
，
yuè月
miàn面
wán完
quán全
bù不
kě可
jiàn见
。
During the new moon phase, the lunar surface is completely invisible.