新年

• 拼音: xīn nián
• 汉字拆解: 新 = 亲 (related, phonetic) + 斤 (axe); 年 = originally depicted a harvest (person carrying grain)

含义

New Year. Refers to the start of a new year, both the Western New Year (1 January) and, in context, the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival).

Used in greetings and holiday talk year-round. The phrase 新年快乐 (Happy New Year) is one of the most common festive expressions in Chinese.

例句

1. 新年快乐！
2. 我们全家一起过新年。
3. 新年的时候我想回家看爸爸妈妈。

用法指南

语境: holidays, everyday

语气: festive

正确说法

• 新年快乐！(Happy New Year!)
• 新年的时候你回家吗？(Are you going home for the New Year?)

错误说法

• 用'新年'代替'春节'来专指中国农历新年。(Don't use 新年 as a precise substitute for 春节 when referring specifically to the Lunar New Year festival)

起源与历史

新 means 'new' and 年 means 'year'. Together they form a compound noun meaning the new year.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal