甲子
jiǎ​zǐ

first year

  • updated sense approved 甲子 · jiǎ​zǐ · sixty-year cycle

    甲子

    jiǎ​zǐ

    sixty-year cycle

    A complete sixty-year cycle in the Chinese calendar, often used metonymically to mean sixty years of age.

    弹指一挥间，他已经度过了一个甲子。

    noun → noun, punctuation

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 甲子 · jiǎ​zǐ · first year

    甲子

    jiǎ​zǐ

    first year

    The first year of the sexagenary cycle in the traditional Chinese calendar, formed by the first heavenly stem and first earthly branch.

    史书上记载，那次起义爆发于甲子年。

    time word

    created sense

  • created sense approved 甲子 · jiǎ​zǐ · sixty-year cycle

    甲子

    jiǎ​zǐ

    sixty-year cycle

    A complete sixty-year cycle in the Chinese calendar, often used metonymically to mean sixty years of age.

    弹指一挥间，他已经度过了一个甲子。

    noun

    created sense