# 正月 (Zhēngyuè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 正月 (Zhēngyuè) means “first month of lunar year”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: first month of lunar year
- Pinyin: Zhēngyuè (zheng1 yue4)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 农历正月十五是传统的元宵节。
  Nónglì Zhēngyuè shíwǔ shì chuántǒng de Yuánxiāojié.
  The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival.

## Characters

- [正](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-straight/) (zhèng): straight; upright
- [月](https://hanziro.com/word/yue-month/) (yuè): month; moon

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-yue-first-month-lunar/

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