小年 xiǎonián Little New Year Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 小年 xiǎonián Little New Year A traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th lunar month, typically involving making offerings to the Kitchen God. off year A year with a poor harvest, or a year in which trees produce less fruit and bamboo grows more slowly. short lunar year A lunar year in which the final month has only 29 days. brief lifespan (literary) A short life or short duration of life childhood (literary) One's youth or younger years. long duration (literary) Describing a day that feels as long as a year, used to express a sense of long, quiet time Frequency Written text 2.38 per million Cross-References Antonym 大年 dàniánReferenced by 祀灶日 sìzàorì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
小年 xiǎonián Little New Year A traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th lunar month, typically involving making offerings to the Kitchen God. off year A year with a poor harvest, or a year in which trees produce less fruit and bamboo grows more slowly. short lunar year A lunar year in which the final month has only 29 days. brief lifespan (literary) A short life or short duration of life childhood (literary) One's youth or younger years. long duration (literary) Describing a day that feels as long as a year, used to express a sense of long, quiet time Frequency Written text 2.38 per million Cross-References Antonym 大年 dàniánReferenced by 祀灶日 sìzàorì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
