立春
Lì chūn
Pinyin

Definition

立春
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Lì chūn
  1. Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié qi] 4th-18th February

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新春
xīn chūn
  1. 1 the beginning of Spring
  2. 2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
春
chūn
  1. 1 old variant of 春[chūn]
春天
chūn tiān
  1. 1 spring (season)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
春晚
Chūn Wǎn
  1. 1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
春运
chūn yùn
  1. 1 (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
青春
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
小春
xiǎo chūn
  1. 1 10th month of the lunar calendar
  2. 2 Indian summer
  3. 3 crops sown in late autumn
建立
jiàn lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
成立
chéng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to be tenable
  4. 4 to hold water
春光
chūn guāng
  1. 1 scenes of springtime
  2. 2 the radiance of spring
  3. 3 (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic
  4. 4 an indication of a love affair
春季
chūn jì
  1. 1 springtime
春情
chūn qíng
  1. 1 amorous feelings
春卷
chūn juǎn
  1. 1 egg roll
  2. 2 spring roll
春秋
Chūn qiū
  1. 1 Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
  2. 2 Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
春联
chūn lián
  1. 1 Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)
春色
chūn sè
  1. 1 colors of spring
  2. 2 spring scenery
春雨
chūn yǔ
  1. 1 spring rain
  2. 2 gift from above

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
  1. 1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
  2. 2 to settle down
  3. 3 to establish oneself
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
  1. 1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我妈说，明年立春比春节要早，所以新的一年没有春天。
wǒ mā shuō ，míngnián lìchūn bǐ chūnjié yào zǎo ，suǒyǐ xīn de yī nián méiyǒu chūntiān 。
My mom says, next year, the start of spring is earlier than Spring Festival, so next year doesn't have a spring.
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所以说明年特殊啊！2月14号是春节，可是2月4号就立春了。
suǒyǐ shuō míngnián tèshū a ！èr yuè shísì hào shì chūnjié ，kěshì èr yuè sì hào jiù lìchūn le 。
So that's why it means this year is special! February 14 is Spring Festival, but February 4 is the start of spring.
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不是过完春节才立春吗？
bùshì guò wán chūnjié cái lìchūn ma ？
Doesn't spring start after Spring Festival is over?
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