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"this month" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
本月 běn yuè this month / the current month
Chinese Pinyin Translation
正 zhēng first month of the lunar year syn
月 yuè moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] syn
日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn
望 朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4] syn
上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè last month
每月 měi yuè each month
五月 wǔ yuè May / fifth month (of the lunar year) syn
六月 liù yuè June / sixth month (of the lunar year)
四月 sì yuè April / fourth month (of the lunar year) syn
月份 yuè fèn month syn
九月 jiǔ yuè September / ninth month (of the lunar year) syn
一月 yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year) syn
十月 shí yuè October / tenth month (of the lunar year) syn
三月 sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) syn
八月 bā yuè August / eighth month (of the lunar year) syn
二月 èr yuè February / second month (of the lunar year) syn
七月 qī yuè July / seventh month (of the lunar year)
满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday syn
月底 yuè dǐ end of the month syn
十一月 shí yī yuè November / eleventh month (of the lunar year) syn
十二月 shí èr yuè December / twelfth month (of the lunar year) syn
上月 shàng yuè last month
仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn
中旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month
下月 xià yuè next month
九月份 jiǔ yuè fèn September / ninth month
初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn
日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn
正月 zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year syn
月末 yuè mò end of month / late in the month syn
当月 當月 dàng yuè the same month
下旬 xià xún last third of the month
十三日 shí sān rì thirteenth day of a month
初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
闰年 閏年 rùn nián leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
灯节 燈節 dēng jié the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar) syn
中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn
小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn
中秋节 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month syn
上旬 shàng xún first third of a month
元月 yuán yuè first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) syn
端午节 端午節 duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) syn
腊月 臘月 là yuè twelfth lunar month syn
重阳节 重陽節 chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn
月子 yuè zi traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth / puerperium
一号 一號 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
二号 二號 èr hào 2nd day of the month
当月 當月 dāng yuè on that month
六号 六號 liù hào 6th day of the month
这个月 這個月 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month
月月 yuè yuè every month
下个月 下個月 xià gè yuè next month
元宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings syn
五号 五號 wǔ hào the fifth / fifth day of a month
元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn
七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
重阳 重陽 chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn
环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context)
逐月 zhú yuè month-by-month / monthly / on a monthly basis syn
初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
单月 單月 dān yuè monthly / in a single month
地漏 dì lòu drain / underground drainpipe / floor gutter / 25th of 2nd lunar month
生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
坐月子 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" syn
月半 yuè bàn 15th of the month syn
半月刊 bàn yuè kān fortnightly / twice a month
月嫂 yuè sǎo woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
大月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days
仲秋 仲鞦 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar syn
闰月 閏月 rùn yuè intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month
大建 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4]
七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting
腊八粥 臘八粥 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
小建 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4] syn
号 號 hào ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people syn
季 jì season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers / classifier for seasonal crop yields syn
底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn
午 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) syn
朔 shuò beginning / first day of lunar month / north syn
申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° syn
孟 mèng first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers
腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn
亥 hài 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
辰 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120° syn
仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers syn
巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
朔望 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month syn
晦 huì (bound form) last day of a lunar month / (bound form) dark / gloomy / (literary) night syn
寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° syn
酉 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
闰 閏 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
古尔邦节 古爾邦節 gǔ ěr bāng jié Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
铣 銑 xiǎn shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams) syn
打牙祭 dǎ yá jì to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) syn
重九 chóng jiǔ the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
望日 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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