beginning of the year; first month
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
beginning of the year; start of the year; first month (generally referring to the first lunar month)
literaryA formal, literary term used in written Chinese to denote the start of the calendar year, traditionally referring to the first lunar month (正月).
Suì岁
shǒu首
zhī之
jì际
，
wàn万
xiàng象
gēng更
xīn新
。
At the beginning of the year, everything takes on a new look.
Nóng农
lì历
suì岁
shǒu首
jí即
wéi为
Chūn春
Jié节
。
The beginning of the year in the lunar calendar is the Spring Festival.
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Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
zài在
suì岁
shǒu首
jǔ举
xíng行
jì祭
tiān天
dà大
diǎn典
。
Ancient emperors often held grand ceremonies to worship heaven at the beginning of the year.