阴历

陰曆
yīnlì
noun #38,559

Meanings

  1. 1 lunar calendar
  2. 2 traditional Chinese calendar

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ nǎinai guò shēngrì dōu àn yīnlì.
My grandma celebrates her birthday by the lunar calendar.
HSK 3
Chūnjié shì yīnlì zhēngyuè chūyī.
Spring Festival is the first day of the first lunar month.

Tips

usage
Contrast with 阳历 (solar/Gregorian calendar). Traditional festivals like 春节, 端午节, 中秋节 follow 阴历; state holidays and birthdays of younger people generally follow 阳历. Technically China's traditional calendar is lunisolar (农历), but in everyday speech 阴历 and 农历 are used interchangeably.

Stroke Order

yīn