Chinese

lìchūn
Meaning: Beginning of Spring (first of the 24 solar terms)
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

明天是立春,天氣開始變暖了。
明天是立春,天气开始变暖了。
Tomorrow is the Beginning of Spring; the weather is starting to get warmer.
臺灣民間認為立春如果天氣晴朗,就是這一年風調雨順、五穀豐收的好預兆。
Taiwanese folklore believes that if the weather is clear on Lichun, it is a good omen for a year of favorable weather and abundant harvest.
立春是二十四節氣中的第一個。
Lichun (Start of Spring) is the first of the twenty-four solar terms.

Usage Notes

Refers to the start of spring in the traditional East Asian calendar, typically falling around February 4.

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