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腊月
腊月 (là yuè): December (lunar calendar) (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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腊 • là • dried meat; the twelfth lunar month
là
腊
dried meat; the twelfth lunar month
月 • yuè • month; moon • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
yuè
月
month; moon
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How to Use 腊月 in Sentences
Noun + Time
with
初八
là
腊
yuè
月
chū
初
bā
八
neutral
the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month
Noun + Locative
with
里
là
腊
yuè
月
li
里
neutral
Spoken
Adjective + Noun
with
寒冬
hán
寒
dōng
冬
là
腊
yuè
月
Verb + Object
with
进入
jìn
进
rù
入
là
腊
yuè
月
5.
Example Sentences with 腊月
là
腊
yuè
月
hěn
很
lěng
冷
。
The twelfth lunar month is very cold.
in the twelfth lunar month
neutral
the cold twelfth lunar month
neutral
enter the twelfth lunar month
àn
按
zhào
照
chuán
传
tǒng
统
xí
习
sú
俗
，
là
腊
yuè
月
shì
是
jì
祭
sì
祀
zǔ
祖
xiān
先
、
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
nián
年
huò
货
de
的
zhòng
重
yào
要
shí
时
jié
节
。
According to traditional customs, the twelfth lunar month is an important time for ancestral worship and preparing New Year goods.
là
腊
yuè
月
lǐ
里
，
rén
人
men
们
máng
忙
zhe
着
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
guò
过
nián
年
。
In the twelfth lunar month, people are busy preparing for the Chinese New Year.
jīn
今
nián
年
de
的
là
腊
yuè
月
bìng
并
bú
不
xiàng
像
wǎng
往
nián
年
nà
那
yàng
样
hán
寒
lěng
冷
cì
刺
gǔ
骨
。
This year's twelfth lunar month is not as bitterly cold as in previous years.
mā
妈
，
zán
咱
men
们
là
腊
yuè
月
shén
什
me
么
shí
时
hòu
候
kāi
开
shǐ
始
dà
大
sǎo
扫
chú
除
a
啊
？
Mom, when should we start the thorough cleaning in the twelfth lunar month?
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 腊月.
Words with
腊
希腊
Xī là
Greece
腊肠
là cháng
sausage (especially cured)
Words with
月
月亮
yuè liang
moon
月份
yuè fèn
month
月饼
yuè bǐng
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
岁月
suì yuè
years
月光
yuè guāng
moonlight
月球
yuè qiú
the moon
正月
zhēng yuè
the first month of the lunar year
日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì
change rapidly; alter from day to day
