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闰月

閏月
rùnyuè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 intercalary month
  2. 2 leap month in the lunar calendar

Examples

HSK 2
今年有闰月，所以春节来得晚。
Jīnnián yǒu rùnyuè, suǒyǐ Chūnjié láide wǎn.
There's a leap month this year, so Spring Festival comes late.
HSK 7-9
农历每十九年有七个闰月。
Nónglì měi shíjiǔ nián yǒu qī gè rùnyuè.
The lunar calendar has seven leap months every nineteen years.
HSK 7-9
闰月的说法只存在于阴历里。
Rùnyuè de shuōfǎ zhǐ cúnzài yú yīnlì lǐ.
The concept of a leap month only exists in the lunar calendar.

Tips

culture
The Chinese lunisolar calendar inserts a leap month about every 2-3 years to keep lunar months aligned with the solar year. It's named 闰 plus the number of the preceding month. For example 闰四月 is 'leap fourth month,' inserted right after the regular fourth month.
memory
闰 has 王 (king) inside 门 (gate). The old story: in a leap year, the extra time had no place in the regular calendar, so the king stayed inside the gate. Not etymologically accurate but a useful mnemonic.

Stroke Order

闰 rùn
月 yuè