腊
月

Twelfth lunar month in Chinese: 腊月 (là yuè)

là yuè

twelfth lunar month

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

Definitions

  1. 1twelfth lunar month

Stroke order

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腊
月

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄚˋ

là

ㄌ/ lㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄝˋ

yuè

ㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

腊月

Simplified

臘月

Traditional

Example sentences

See 腊月 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 腊月里家家都在准备过年。

    là yuè lǐ jiā jiā dōu zài zhǔn bèi guò nián。

    In the last lunar month, every family prepares for the New Year.

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Related words

月

yuè

moon

月亮

yuè liang

the moon

月份

yuè fèn

month

月底

yuè dǐ

end of the month

岁月

suì yuè

years

月饼

yuè bǐng

mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)

月球

yuè qiú

the moon

蜜月

mì yuè

honeymoon

月初

yuè chū

start of month

月票

yuè piào

monthly ticket

上个月

shàng gè yuè

last month

下个月

xià gè yuè

next month

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