十二月

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 十二月很冷。▶ —
   December is cold.
2. 十二月二十五号是圣诞节。▶ —
   December 25 is Christmas.

Collocations

Mnemonic

十二月 shí'èryuè "December" — 十 + 二 + 月. The apostrophe (') marks a syllable boundary so it isn't misread as shíér. Christmas (圣诞节 shèngdànjié) falls here.

Quick check

1. Role of ' in shi'eryue?

   • Syllable separator (gé yīn)
   • Stress mark
   • Neutral tone
   • 4th-tone marker