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元旦
元旦 in English: New Year's Day
yuán dàn
New Year's Day
How to pronounce 元旦
yuán dàn (without tone marks: yuan dan). yuán is a second (rising) tone; dàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 元旦
元 yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental
旦 dàn
(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
Related words
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first | HSK 3 |
| 单元 | dān yuán | unit (forming an entity); element | HSK 5 |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era | HSK 5 |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens); if | HSK 5 |
| 多元化 | duō yuán huà | diversification; pluralism | HSK 6 |
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | HSK 6 |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth); element | HSK 6 |
| 元宵节 | yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar | HSK 6 |