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闰月 (rùn yuè): Intercalary month (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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闰 • rùn • intercalary; extra, surplus
rùn闰

intercalary; extra, surplus

月 • yuè • month; moon • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
yuè月

month; moon

Word Info

Pinyinrùn yuè
Meaningintercalary month
Characters2
Syntaxnoun
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Example Sentences with 闰月

jīn今
nián年
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
rùn闰
yuè月
。
There is one intercalary month this year.
nóng农
lì历
rùn闰
yuè月
shì是
wèi为
le了
tiáo调
zhěng
rùn闰
yuè月
chū出
shēng生
de的
rén人
hěn很
shǎo少
guò
整
jì季
jié节
。
The intercalary month in the lunar calendar is to adjust the seasons.
过
nóng农
lì历
shēng生
rì日
。
People born in an intercalary month rarely celebrate their lunar birthday.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 闰月.

Words with 闰
  • 闰年rùn niánleap year
  • 闰日rùn rìleap day
Words with 月
  • 月亮yuè liangmoon
  • 月份yuè fènmonth
  • 月饼yuè bǐngmooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
  • 岁月suì yuèyears
  • 月光yuè guāngmoonlight
  • 月球yuè qiúthe moon
  • 正月zhēng yuèthe first month of the lunar year
  • 日新月异rì xīn yuè yìchange rapidly; alter from day to day