Gregorian calendar
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Gregorian calendar; solar calendar
formalThe internationally accepted civil calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to reform the Julian calendar. Used for official and international purposes in China and most of the world. The term 公历 is more common in everyday speech.
Gé格
lǐ里
lì历
shì是
mù目
qián前
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
shǐ使
yòng用
zuì最
guǎng广
fàn泛
de的
lì历
fǎ法
。
The Gregorian calendar is currently the most widely used calendar in the world.
Zhōng中
guó国
zài在
yī1
jiǔ9
yī1
èr2
nián年
zhèng正
shì式
cǎi采
yòng用
gé格
lǐ里
lì历
zuò作
wéi为
guó国
lì历
。
China officially adopted the Gregorian calendar as the national calendar in 1912.
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Gé格
lǐ里
lì历
de的
píng平
nián年
yǒu有
sān3
bǎi6
liù5
shí天
，
wǔ闰
tiān年
rùn有
nián3
yǒu6
sān6
bǎi天
。
A common year in the Gregorian calendar has 365 days, and a leap year has 366 days.