Why is there no February 29th this year？
February 29th is a leap day (闰日rùn rì）, but 2023 is not a leap year（闰年rùn nián）. So February has only 28 days in 2023. The last leap day was February 29, 2020. And the next one is February 29, 2024.We use leap years to keep our calendar in sync with the seasons. Do you know what is a leap year? How often do they occur? Let’s check out those answers together !
What is a leap year?Leap years are years where an extra day is added to the end of the shortest month, February. This so-called intercalary day, February 29th（二月二十九日， èr yuè èr shí jiǔ rì）, is commonly referred to as leap day. Leap years have 366 days instead of the usual 365 days and occur almost every four years. In other words, leap days keep our calendar in alignment with Earth’s revolutions around the Sun. How to say “a leap day” in Chinese?
rùn rì
闰日a leap day.
èr yuè èr shí jiǔ rì shì rùn rì
二月二十九日是闰日。Feb. 29th is an intercalary day.
rùn nián
闰年a leap year
sì nián yí rùn
四年一闰 A leap year occurs once every four year.
How to describe other dates in Chinese?
yī yuè 一月January
èr yuè 二月February
sān yuè 三月 March
sì yuè 四月 April
wǔ yuè 五月 May
liù yuè 六月 June
qī yuè 七月 July
bā yuè 八月 August
jiǔ yuè 九月September
shí yuè 十月 October
shí yī yuè 十一月 November
shí èr yuè 十二月 December
Wǒ de shēng rì shì yī jiǔ jiǔ bā nián èr yuè èr shí jiǔ rì.
我的生日是一九九八年二月二十九日。
My birthday is February 29th, 1998.
Yú rén jié shì sì yuè yī rì.
愚人节是四月一日。
April Fool’s Day is April 1st.
Míng tiān shì èr yuè èr shí bā rì.
明天是二月二十八日。
Tomorrow is February 28th.
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