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birthday

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dan4chen2 dànchén

Meaning


Primary

birthday

Hint

In reality, 辰 also has an abstract meaning of "time" as well, which is its function within this word.

Mnemonic


誕辰 Birthday is a respectful way to refer to the day of 誕 birth of someone, seeming to imply that its time or day was associated with the 辰 sign of the dragon, a auspicious thing indeed.

Usage


今天 是 我 爸爸 的 誕辰。

Today is my dad’s birthday.

她 的 誕辰 是 十月 十日。

Her birthday is October 10th.

這 天 是 他 的 百歲 誕辰。

This day marks his 100th birthday.

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