Chinese word

农历

Pronunciation

Pinyinnóng lì

Meaning

  • nounlunar calendar

Example

你的生日按农历还是公历？nǐ de shēng rì àn nóng lì hái shì gōng lì

Is your birthday according to the lunar calendar or the Gregorian calendar?

Illustration for 农历 (lunar calendar)

More examples

他们的结婚纪念日按农历庆祝。tā men de jié hūn jì niàn rì àn nóng lì qìng zhù

Their wedding anniversary is celebrated according to the lunar calendar.

Core concept

A lunar-month system keeps the cycle of festivals and seasons connected by adding adjustments to the year.

Common phrases

  • 农历生日nóng lì shēng rì

    lunar-calendar birthday

  • 农历闰月nóng lì rùn yuè

    lunar leap month

  • 过农历新年guò nóng lì xīn nián

    celebrate the Lunar New Year

Similar words

公历gōng lì: Calendar based on the sun's yearly cycle and used officially in many countries.
阴历yīn lì: Calendar that measures months through the moon's changing phases.

Definition in Chinese

以月亮的圆缺划分月份，通过闰月和二十四节气来调整与太阳年的差异，用于确定节令和传统节日。yǐ yuè liàng de yuán quē huà fēn yuè fèn tōng guò rùn yuè hé èr shí sì jié qì lái tiáo zhěng yǔ tài yáng nián de chā yì yòng yú què dìng jié lìng hé chuán tǒng jié rì

Word origin

农历 (nónglì, "lunar calendar") is formed from 农 (nóng, "farming") and 历 (lì, "calendar"), a name that highlights the calendar's connection with farming life.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when discussing birthdays or festivals because the same numbered month and day can refer to different dates under different calendar systems.

Opposites

Related words

  • 农历年nóng lì niánlunar yearnoun

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