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正月初一

zhēng yuè chū yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

正月初一 正月初一 [zheng1 yue4 chu1 yi1] /New Year's Day in the lunar calendar/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 正
    zhēng

    first month of the lunar year

    zhèng

    straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

  • 月
    yuè

    moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún]

  • 初
    chū

    (bound form) at first / initially / (bound form) first / early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.