lunisolar calendar
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lunisolar calendar
Combines lunar months (based on moon phases) with solar year adjustments through intercalary months. The traditional Chinese calendar (农历) is the most well-known example.
Nóng农
lì历
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yīn阴
yáng阳
lì历
。
The traditional Chinese calendar is a type of lunisolar calendar.
Yīn阴
yáng阳
lì历
jiān兼
gù顾
le了
tài太
yáng阳
nián年
hé和
yuè月
liang亮
de的
yùn运
xíng行
zhōu周
qī期
。
The lunisolar calendar takes into account both the solar year and the moon's cycle.
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Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
lì历
fǎ法
shǔ属
yú于
yīn阴
yáng阳
lì历
。
Traditional Chinese calendrical systems belong to the lunisolar category.
Yǔ与
chún纯
yīn阴
lì历
bù不
tóng同
，
yīn阴
yáng阳
lì历
tōng通
guò过
shè设
zhì置
rùn闰
yuè月
lái来
xié协
tiáo调
jì季
jié节
。
Unlike a pure lunar calendar, the lunisolar calendar adjusts seasons by adding intercalary months.