元夜

yuányè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the night of the Lantern Festival, on the 15th of the first lunar month

Examples

HSK 4
Yuányè de jiēshàng guàmǎn le huādēng.
On the night of the Lantern Festival the streets are hung with lanterns.
HSK 7-9
Ōuyáng Xiū zài cí lǐ huíyì qùnián yuányè hé liànrén xiānghuì de qíngjǐng.
In his ci, Ouyang Xiu recalls meeting his beloved on the Lantern Festival night of the year before.

Tips

usage
元夜 and 元夕 are the literary names for the night of 元宵节: 元 is the first month, and this is its first full moon. Ouyang Xiu's 去年元夜时,花市灯如昼 made it the night of lovers' meetings and of "this time last year".

Stroke Order

元 yuán
夜 yè