双12

雙12

shuāng shí'èr

noun

Meanings

1 Double Twelve, Chinese online shopping festival on December 12

Characters

1

2

Examples

双12又有大促，我忍不住又下单了。

Shuāng shí'èr yòu yǒu dàcù, wǒ rěnbuzhù 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 bùrú 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