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年夜

nián yè

2-character word

What 年夜 means

1. lunar New Year's Eve

The characters in 年夜

• 年niányear
• 夜yènight

Example sentences

• 饺子是年夜饭桌上必不可少的。
  Jiǎozi shì niányèfàn zhuō shàng bìbùkěshǎo de.
  Dumplings are essential at the New Year's Eve dinner table.
• 说明年夜饭的饺子是亲人团聚的象征。
  Shuōmíng niányèfàn de jiǎozi shì qīnrén tuánjù de xiàngzhēng.
  This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.

Words starting with 年夜

• 年夜饭nián yè fànreunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)

Words containing 年夜

• 小年夜xiǎo nián yè(colloquial) the night before lunisolar New Year's Eve…

Sounds the same

Read nián yè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 黏液mucus