双12

雙12

shuāngshí'èr

noun

Meanings

1 Double Twelve, Chinese online shopping festival on December 12

Characters

Examples

双12 又有大促,我忍不住又下单了。

Shuāng shí'èr yòu yǒu dàcù, wǒ rěn bú zhù yòu xiàdān le.

Double Twelve has big sales again and I couldn't help placing another order.

双12 不如双11 热闹。

Shuāng shí'èr bù rú shuāng shíyī rènao.

Double Twelve isn't as hyped as Double Eleven.

Tips

culture

Launched by Taobao in 2012 as a follow-up to 双11 (Singles' Day). Smaller in scale but still a major shopping event. Written 双12 or 双十二.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng