正月

zhēngyuè

first month of the lunar year

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See it in sentences

正月十五闹元宵。

Zhēngyuè shí wǔ nào yuánxiāo.

English

The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

正月里大家很忙。

Zhēngyuè lǐ dàjiā hěn máng.

English

Everyone is busy in the first lunar month.

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