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title: "Nongli Meaning: 农历 (nónglì) Means “Chinese lunar calendar”"
description: "农历 (traditional 農曆, nónglì) means “Chinese lunar calendar”. Hear its tones, see what 农 and 历 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongli"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 农历 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

农历 nónglì

## Chinese lunar calendar

## Its characters

1. 农 nóng agriculture
2. 历 lì calendar (as in 日历)

## In a sentence

今天是农历八月十五。 Today is the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.

**农历**五月初五，是中国的端午节。

From [端午节：龙舟和粽子 · What is the Dragon Boat Festival?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-dragon-boat-festival#library-word-0-2)

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## More words with 农 or 历

- [经历 jīnglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingli)
- [历程 lìchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/licheng)
- [历经 lìjīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lijing)
- [历史 lìshǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lishi)
- [农场 nóngchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongchang)
- [农产品 nóngchǎnpǐn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongchanpin)
- [农村 nóngcūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongcun)
- [农民 nóngmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongmin)
- [农民工 nóngmíngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongmingong)
- [农业 nóngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongye)

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