The traditional Chinese calendar in Chinese: 农历 (nóng lì)

nóng lì

the traditional Chinese calendar

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 農曆1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the traditional Chinese calendar
  2. 2the lunar calendar

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Zhuyin

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ㄋㄨㄥˊ

nóng

/ n/ u/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˋ

/ l/ iˋ/ fourth tone

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农历

Simplified

農曆

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我奶奶还习惯用农历记日子。

    wǒ nǎi nai hái xí guàn yòng nóng lì jì rì zi。

    My grandma is still used to counting days by the lunar calendar.

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