yīn

common
noun

Meaning of 阴历

阴历 means lunar calendar; strictly moon-based calendar; traditional Chinese calendar; lunisolar calendar (often loosely called lunar calendar). Pronounced yīn lì.

  • lunar calendar; strictly moon-based calendar
  • traditional Chinese calendar; lunisolar calendar (often loosely called lunar calendar)

Definitions & Examples

lán
jiào
shǐ使
yòng
chún
cuì
de
yīn
 

Islam uses a purely lunar calendar.

Yīn
de
nián
tōng
cháng
yáng
shǎo
shí
tiān
 

A lunar year is typically eleven days shorter than a solar year.