历 (曆)
lì
Pinyin

Definition

历 (曆)
 - 
lì
  1. calendar

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

万历
Wàn lì
  1. 1 reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)
农历
nóng lì
  1. 1 the traditional Chinese calendar
  2. 2 the lunar calendar
年历
nián lì
  1. 1 calendar
  2. 2 diary
挂历
guà lì
  1. 1 wall calendar
新历
xīn lì
  1. 1 Gregorian calendar
  2. 2 solar calendar

Idioms (2)

翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
  1. 1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
隔年皇历
gé nián huáng lì
  1. 1 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
  2. 2 obsolete practice
  3. 3 old-fashioned principle

Sample Sentences

有六个传统节日。春节，春节是农历正月初一，元宵节，元宵节是农历正月十五，清明节，清明节是四月五日,端午节，端午节是农历五月初五，中秋节，中秋节是农历八月十五，重阳节,重阳节是农历九月初九。
yǒu liù ge chuántǒng jiérì 。Chūnjié ，Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuèchūyī ，Yuánxiāojié ，Yuánxiāojié shì nónglì zhēngyuèshíwǔ ，Qīngmíngjié ，Qīngmíngjié shì Sìyuè wǔ rì ,Duānwǔjié ，Duānwǔjié shì nónglì Wǔyuè chūwǔ ，Zhōngqiūjié ，Zhōngqiūjié shì nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔ ，Chóngyángjié ,Chóngyángjié shì nónglì jiǔ yuèchū jiǔ 。
There are six traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Ching Ming Festival is April 5th. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Double Ninth Festival is the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.
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农历就是我们中国传统的日历。
nónglì jiùshì wǒmen Zhōngguó chuántǒng de rìlì 。
The lunar calendar is our traditional Chinese calendar.
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什么是农历？
shénme shì nónglì ？
What is the lunar calendar?
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