阴历

陰曆
yīnlì
noun #38,559

Meanings

  1. 1 lunar calendar
  2. 2 traditional Chinese calendar

Examples

Wǒ nǎinai guò shēngrì dōu àn yīnlì.
My grandma celebrates her birthday by the lunar calendar.
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

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