新年

xīn nián

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

Definitions

1. New Year

Word relationships

Related words

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• 春节 chūn jié 春节 chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) refers to the Spring Festival, often synonymous with Chinese New Year: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
• 元旦 yuán dàn 元旦 yuán dàn New Year's Day refers to the Gregorian New Year's Day (January 1st): New Year's Day

Usage notes

Collocations

Common phrases: 新年快乐 (Happy New Year), 过新年 (celebrate the New Year). Often used with 过 to mean 'celebrate'.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 新年 (general New Year) with 春节 (Chinese Spring Festival). 新年 can refer to both Gregorian and Lunar New Year depending on context.

Example Sentences

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新年 倒计时开始了！

The New Year countdown has started!

祝你 新年 发财！

Wishing you prosperity in the new year!

大家一起庆贺 新年 。

Everyone celebrates the New Year together.

我祝福你 新年 快乐。

I wish you a happy new year.

我们准备庆祝 新年 。

We are going to celebrate the New Year.

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Words Containing 新年

• 新年前夕 新年前夕 xīn nián qián xī: New Year's eve
• 新年快乐 新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè: Happy New Year!
• 新年进步 新年进步 xīn nián jìn bù: Happy New Year!
• 农历新年 农历新年 nóng lì xīn nián: Chinese New Year

Child Words of 新年

• 年 年 nián: year
• 新 新 xīn: new