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the moon
mooncake
month
years
moonlight
the moon
twelfth lunar month
honeymoon
daily renewal, monthly change
first month of the lunar year
amenorrhoea
last month
Notice where 月 sits in each complete thought.
The mooncake is a kind of Chinese snack.
Source: Tatoeba #2656482 · CC BY 2.0 FRWas it in May that I was born?
Source: Tatoeba #844701 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt looks like he'll be coming here next month.
Source: Tatoeba #5576766 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe writes to me once a month.
Source: Tatoeba #345991 · CC BY 2.0 FRI came to Beijing last month.
Source: Tatoeba #2737457 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.