元旦 (yuán dàn): New Year's Day (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3

yuán元

yuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar

dàn旦

dawn, daybreak, morning

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Readings & Senses

yuán dàn(yuan dan)

1. [noun]New Year's Day[HSK5]

Yuán dàn(Yuan dan)

1. [noun]New Year's Day[HSK 3.0 · L5]

5.

How to Use 元旦 in Sentences

Idiomwith快乐

yuán元

dàn旦

kuài快

lè乐

neutral

Happy New Year's Day

Noun + Noun

yuán元

dàn旦

wǎn晚

huì会

neutral

Verb + Objectwith庆祝

qìng庆

zhù祝

yuán元

dàn旦

Noun + Measure Wordwith那天

yuán元

dàn旦

nà那

tiān天

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Example Sentences with 元旦

jīn今

tiān天

shì是

yuán元

dàn旦

。

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HSK 5 Words

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yuán sù

element

元首yuán shǒuhead of a state; chief executive

多元duō yuánpoly-

元宵节yuán xiāo jiéLantern Festival

多元化duō yuán huàpluralise

Words with 旦

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Readings & Senses

yuán dàn(yuan dan)

1. [noun]New Year's Day[HSK5]

Yuán dàn(Yuan dan)

1. [noun]New Year's Day[HSK 3.0 · L5]

5.

How to Use 元旦 in Sentences

Idiomwith快乐

yuán元

dàn旦

kuài快

lè乐

neutral

Happy New Year's Day

Noun + Noun

yuán元

dàn旦

wǎn晚

huì会

neutral

Verb + Objectwith庆祝

qìng庆

zhù祝

yuán元

dàn旦

Noun + Measure Wordwith那天

yuán元

dàn旦

nà那

tiān天

6.

Example Sentences with 元旦

jīn今

tiān天

shì是

yuán元

dàn旦

。

New Year's Day party

yuán元

dàn旦

jià假

qī期

neutral

New Year's Day holiday

neutral

celebrate New Year's Day

informal

Spoken

on New Year's Day

Today is New Year's Day.

yuán元

dàn旦

de的

qìng庆

zhù祝

huó活

dòng动

tōng通

cháng常

cóng从

kuà跨

nián年

yè夜

jiù就

kāi开

shǐ始

le了

。

New Year's Day celebrations usually start on New Year's Eve.

gōng公

sī司

jiāng将

zài在

yuán元

dàn旦

hòu后

gōng公

bù布

nián年

dù度

cái财

wù务

bào报

gào告

。

The company will announce its annual financial report after New Year's Day.

yuán元

dàn旦

nà那

tiān天

，

wǒ我

men们

quán全

jiā家

yì一

qǐ起

chī吃

wǎn晚

fàn饭

。

On New Year's Day, our whole family has dinner together.

nǐ你

men们

jì计

huà划

rú如

hé何

dù度

guò过

jí即

jiāng将

dào到

lái来

de的

yuán元

dàn旦

jià假

qī期

？

How do you plan to spend the upcoming New Year's Day holiday?

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