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Leap Year

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我们wǒ men都dōu知道zhī dào，一yī年nián有yǒu12个gè月yuè，365天tiān。

有yǒu365天tiān的de这zhè一yī年nián，我们wǒ men叫jiào“平年píng nián”。

有时候yǒu shí hou，一yī年nián有yǒu366天tiān，这zhè一yī年nián叫jiào“闰年rùn nián”。

每měi四sì年nián有yǒu一yī个gè闰年rùn nián。

闰年rùn nián的de二月Èr yuè有yǒu二十九èr shí jiǔ天tiān，平年píng nián的de二月Èr yuè有yǒu二十八èr shí bā天tiān。

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Vocabulary 20 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
年	nián	year
有	yǒu	to have; there is
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
月	yuè	month / monthly
天	tiān	day
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
这	zhè	this; these
叫	jiào	to be called
平年	píng nián	common year
有时候	yǒu shí hou	sometimes
闰年	rùn nián	leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
每	měi	each / every
四	sì	four / 4
二月	Èr yuè	February / second month (of the lunar year)
二十九	èr shí jiǔ	twenty-nine; the number 29
二十八	èr shí bā	twenty-eight; the number 28