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Yuan Tan

Yuan Tan proper noun: chinese New Year.

Proper noun

Yuan Tan

  1. Chinese New Year
    • The Chinese celebrate Yuan Tan (pronounced wahn tahn), or the New Year, during the first month of their 13- month lunar calendar.1972 January, Bruce McWilliams, “A world Friendship Pageant”, in Boys' Life, volume 62, number 1
    • The celebration of Yuan Tan, the Chinese New Year, concludes with a red dragon parading up and down the street.1996, Belinda Recio, Catherine Kouts, The Essence of Red, →ISBN, page 35

Examples of Yuan Tan in a sentence

  • Another unifying factor amongst die Chinese people is the celebration of the New Year, Yuan Tan.1997, John Logan, Teacher's Resource Book, page 12:
  • Preparations for Yuan Tan begin the week before when each family member gathers in the kitchen.1997, Angela Wood, John Logan, Jenny Rose, Time and Seasons, →ISBN, page 47:

Origin of Yuan Tan

From Mandarin 元旦 (yuándàn).

Questions about Yuan Tan

What does Yuan Tan mean?
Yuan Tan means chinese New Year.
How do you use Yuan Tan in a sentence?
Another unifying factor amongst die Chinese people is the celebration of the New Year, Yuan Tan.
What part of speech is Yuan Tan?
Yuan Tan is a proper noun.

Words near Yuan Tan in the dictionary

  1. Yu-tien
  2. YU.
  3. yuan
  4. Yuan dynasty
  5. Yuan River
  6. Yuan Tan
  7. Yuan'an
  8. Yuanan
  9. yuanbao
  10. yuanfuliite
  11. Yuanga

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