WordTOCFL Level 4nounTaiwan frequency #4,351

元旦

yuándàn

“New Year's Day; January 1 of the Gregorian calendar; in Taiwan, specifically refers to January 1 of the solar calendar; in mainland China, refers to January 1 of the Gregorian calendar”

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元

yuán·ㄩㄢˊ

The basic unit of Chinese currency; the first or beginning; origin; head; a surname; dynasty name; mathematical variable; geological eon.

旦

dàn·ㄉㄢˋ

Dawn; daybreak; a day or daytime; the first day of a lunar month; a female role in Chinese opera.