new year; Lunar New Year
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Meanings
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new year; the first few days of the Gregorian new year (esp. January 1st)
neutralIn modern Chinese, often specifically refers to January 1st (Gregorian New Year). To refer to the Chinese Lunar New Year, it's more common to say 农历新年 or 春节.
Xīn新
nián年
kuài快
lè乐
！
Happy New Year!
Gōng公
sī司
zài在
xīn新
nián年
fàng放
jià假
sān三
tiān天
。
The company has a three-day holiday for the New Year.
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Xǔ许
duō多
guó国
jiā家
dōu都
bǎ把
yī一
yuè月
yī一
rì日
dìng定
wéi为
xīn新
nián年
。
Many countries designate January 1st as the New Year.
Diàn电
shì视
tái台
huì会
bō播
fàng放
xīn新
nián年
wǎn晚
huì会
。
TV stations broadcast New Year's Eve galas.
Zhè这
shì是
xīn新
nián年
shōu收
dào到
de的
dì第
yī一
fèn份
lǐ礼
wù物
。
This is the first gift I received in the New Year.