Chinese

新年

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
New Year (in the Gregorian calendar or Chinese calendar)
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese新 “new; fresh”
    • soundChinese辛 “spicy; hot; pungent”
    • meaningChinese斤 “catty or jin, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.5 kilograms”
  • characterChinese年 “year (in generic contexts)”
    • meaningChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”

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