1 surname Chang

1 the beginning of Spring

2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day

1 old variant of 春[chūn]

1 spring (season)

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]

1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

2 entirely outside the norm

3 out of character

1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

2 early planning is the key to success

1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)

2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

1 human nature (idiom)

2 a behavior that is only natural

1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence