Yuan Tan

proper noun

Chinese New Year

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Chinese New Year

    Preparations for Yuan Tan begin the week before when each family member gathers in the kitchen.

    1997, Angela Wood, John Logan, Jenny Rose, Time and Seasons, →ISBN, page 47
    3 more examples

    The Chinese celebrate Yuan Tan (pronounced wahn tahn), or the New Year, during the first month of their 13- month lunar calendar.

    1972 January, Bruce McWilliams, “A world Friendship Pageant”, in Boys' Life, volume 62, number 1

    The celebration of Yuan Tan, the Chinese New Year, concludes with a red dragon parading up and down the street.

    1996, Belinda Recio, Catherine Kouts, The Essence of Red, →ISBN, page 35

    Another unifying factor amongst die Chinese people is the celebration of the New Year, Yuan Tan.

    1997, John Logan, Teacher's Resource Book, page 12

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chinese new year

Origin

From Mandarin 元旦 (yuándàn).

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Yuan Tan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yuan%20Tan

MLA

“Yuan Tan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yuan%20Tan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yuan Tan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yuan%20Tan.

Source: Yuan Tan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.