元旦 Yuándàn New Year's Day
How to remember 元旦: 元 yuan + 旦 dawn = New Year's Day.
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How it is used
- New Year's Day, January 1st - 元旦放假 (Yuándàn fàngjià) the New Year holiday.
- Refers specifically to the Gregorian Jan 1; distinct from 春节 (Chūnjié, Lunar New Year / Spring Festival), the traditional Chinese new year.
- Proper-noun-like; capitalized in pinyin.
Example sentences
- 元旦就在眼前。 Yuándàn jiù zài yǎnqián.New Year's Day is close at hand.