元旦

• 拼音: yuán dàn
• 汉字拆解: 元 = first, beginning, origin; 旦 = pictograph of sun rising above horizon, meaning dawn/day

含义

New Year's Day. January 1st on the Gregorian calendar.

The official public holiday marking the start of the new year on the Western calendar. Distinguished from 春节 (Chinese New Year/Spring Festival), which is the traditional lunar new year. 元旦 is a one-day holiday, while 春节 is a week-long celebration.

例句

1. 元旦是每年的第一天，全国放假一天。
2. 很多商场在元旦期间举行打折活动。
3. 我们打算元旦去北京旅游。

用法指南

语境: holidays, calendar, celebrations

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 元旦快乐！(Happy New Year's Day!)
• 元旦放几天假？(How many days off for New Year's Day?)

错误说法

• 过元旦 when you mean 过年 (元旦 is Jan 1; 过年 typically refers to Chinese New Year)

起源与历史

元 means 'beginning' or 'first', and 旦 means 'dawn' or 'day'. Together: the first day of the year.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal