How to Say ‘January first’ in Simplified Chinese
一月一日
yí yuè yī rì
[yi yue yi ri]
💬 Usage Tip: For calendar dates, the day can be said with either [日] or [号], so [一月一日] and [一月一号] both work. [号] is especially common in everyday speech.
Phrase Breakdown
一月
yí yuè
[yi yue]
January
The first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
一月有元旦节。
There's New Year's Day in January.
一日
yī rì
[yi ri]
first day
Refers to the first day of a month.
今天是一月一日。
Today is January 1st.
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