九日 (jiǔ rì) — ninth day of the ninth lunar month

Definition

Literary term for the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the date of the Double Ninth Festival (重阳节). In modern speech people usually just say 重阳 or 九月初九.

noun

ninth day of the ninth lunar month

Examples

九日，。
Měi nián jiǔ rì, rén men dōu huì dēng gāo wàng yuǎn.
Every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, people climb high and look far.
九日。
jiǔ rì Shì chóng yáng jié de yí bù fen.
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is part of the Double Ninth Festival.
九日。
Tā zài jiǔ rì nà tiān xiě le yì shǒu shī.
He wrote a poem on that ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

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