九月
jiǔyuè
September
Part of speech · noun
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九nine
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月moon
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Examples
- 九月开学。School starts in September.
- 九月天气凉快。September is cool.
Collocations
九月份九月初到九月
Mnemonic
九月 jiǔyuè "September" — start of school year in China, Korea, US. Lucky 九 (homophone 久 "long") underlies 重阳节 Chóngyáng jié (lunar Sep 9), the Double-Ninth festival honoring elders.
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