阳历 yánglì solar calendar
solar calendar; Western (Gregorian) calendar
How to remember 阳历: 阳 sunshine + 历 experience = solar calendar.
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How it is used
- The solar / Gregorian (Western) calendar - 你的生日是阳历几号？ (nǐ de shēngrì shì yánglì jǐ hào?) what's your birthday on the solar calendar?
- The everyday counterpart to 阴历/农历 (the lunar calendar); Chinese people routinely track both.
- Also called 公历 (gōnglì); 阳历 stresses the sun-based reckoning.