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除夕

Lunar New Year's Eve

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chu2xi4 • chúxì

Meaning

Primary

Lunar New Year's Eve

Alternatives

Chinese New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve

Mnemonic

除夕 Lunar New Year's Eve is the final 夕 evening of the lunar year, and when it is over the current year is 除 eliminated from the present, and replaced with a new lunar year.

Usage

除夕 是 農曆年 的 最後 一 天。

Lunar New Year's Eve is the last day of the lunar year.

除夕 之 夜

the night of Lunar New Year's Eve

除夕 是 一 個 重要 的 節日。

Lunar New Year's Eve is an important holiday.