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title: "Yuandan Meaning: 元旦 (yuándàn) Means “New Year's Day”"
description: "元旦 (yuándàn) means “New Year's Day”. Hear its tones, see what 元 and 旦 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuandan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 元旦 mean?

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元旦 yuándàn

## New Year's Day

## Its characters

1. 元 yuán yuan (unit of Chinese money)
2. 旦 dàn day

## In a sentence

元旦我们放三天假。 We get three days off for New Year's Day.

一个是**元旦**，一个是春节。

From [中国的五件事 · Facts about China](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/facts-about-china#library-word-98-100)

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## More words with 元 or 旦

- [单元 dānyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danyuan)
- [多元 duōyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoyuan)
- [一旦 yīdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yidan)
- [元素 yuánsù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuansu)

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