元旦 (Yuán dàn) — New Year's Day
Definition
元旦 is New Year's Day on January 1 (Gregorian calendar). 新年 is the looser 'New Year' used for the holiday season; 年初 just means 'early in the year', and 正月 is the lunar new year period.
noun
New Year's Day
Examples
- 元旦。Yuán dàn Nà tiān wǒ men qù kàn diàn yǐng.On New Year's Day we go to watch a movie.
- 元旦？Nǐ Yuán dàn yǒu shén me jì huà?What plans do you have for New Year's Day?
- 元旦。Yuán dàn Shì yì nián de kāi shǐ.New Year's Day is the beginning of the year.
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