元旦

yuán dàn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

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1. New Year's Day

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Collocations

元旦 is typically used with verbs like 庆祝 (celebrate) or 迎接 (welcome), e.g., 庆祝元旦 (celebrate New Year's Day).

Example Sentences

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我们庆祝 元旦 。

We celebrate New Year's Day.

元旦 快樂！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6583810)

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Child Words of 元旦

• 元 元 yuán: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
• 旦 旦 dàn: (literary) dawn; daybreak