腊月 meaning in English

làyuè

twelfth lunar month

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 臘月16 strokes

Meaning of 腊月

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

Làyuè
  1. twelfth lunar month

Stroke order for each character

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腊 là · December · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

月 yuè · moon · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 腊月.

月亮yuèliangthe moon
月份yuèfènmonth
上个月shàng ge yuèlast month
下个月xià ge yuènext month
月底yuèdǐend of the month
月球yuèqiúthe moon
岁月suìyuèyears; time
月饼yuèbingmooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
蜜月mìyuèhoneymoon
月初yuèchūstart of month; early in the month
月票yuèpiàomonthly ticket
日新月异rìxīn-yuèyìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments

Questions about 腊月

What does 腊月 mean?

腊月 (làyuè) means "twelfth lunar month" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 腊月?

腊月 is made of 2 characters: 腊 (12 strokes), 月 (4 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 腊月 an HSK word?

Yes. 腊月 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 腊月 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 腊月 is written 臘月.