# 诞辰 (dànchén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 诞辰 (dànchén) means “birthday (formal)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: birthday (formal)
- Pinyin: dànchén (dan4 chen2)
- Traditional: 誕辰
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 今年是那位作家诞辰一百周年。
  Jīnnián shì nà wèi zuòjiā dànchén yìbǎi zhōunián.
  This year marks the centenary of that writer's birth.

## Characters

- 诞 (dàn): birth; birthday
- 辰 (chén): ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

https://hanziro.com/word/dan-chen-birthday/

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