Chinese New Year

noun

: the new year according to the Chinese calendar

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So the kids are genuinely learning about Christmas, about Eid, about Diwali, about Chinese New Year and so on. Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 The months after Chinese New Year in late January and February are peak shipping season for July 4 fireworks imports. Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025 Millions of Chinese workers migrate to the factories – toiling from summer until Chinese New Year and living in dormitories near football-field sized factories, noted the Times. Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 Since then, sky lanterns have taken on a more ceremonial and celebratory significance, marking occasions such as the end of Chinese New Year and the coming of spring. Edwin Goei, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chinese New Year

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“Chinese New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese%20New%20Year. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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