Writing
元旦 (yuándàn) — how to say "new year's day" in Chinese
元旦
New Year's Day
noun
Character composition
元
first, beginning
旦
dawn, day
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
儿
Son, legs
#10 · ér · 2 strokes
Collocations
元旦快乐
yuán dàn kuài lè
Happy New Year
元旦假期
yuán dàn jià qī
New Year holiday
庆祝元旦
qìng zhù yuán dàn
celebrate New Year
Examples
每年元旦，我们全家都会在一起吃晚饭，看电视。
Every New Year's Day, our whole family gets together for dinner and watches TV.
元旦快乐！
Happy New Year!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "new year's day" in Chinese?
"new year's day" in Chinese is 元旦 (yuándàn).
元旦 meaning in English
元旦 (yuándàn) means "New Year's Day".
How is 元旦 pronounced?
It is pronounced yuándàn (written as yuandan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "new year's day" in Chinese characters?
It is written 元旦: 元 has 4 strokes, 旦 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 元旦?
元旦 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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