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 classifier: 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)

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

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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