新年前夕

Mandarin · pinyin xīn nián qián xī

Meanings

  1. New Year's eve
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
前
qián · in front, forward; preceding
夕
xī · evening, night, dusk; slanted
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1–2–2–1 · xin1 nian2 qian2 xi1

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san1 nin4 cin4 zik6

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