春节一般在一月或二月初。

Chūnjié yìbān zài yīyuè huò èryuè chū.

The Spring Festival is usually in early January or February.

我们在今年年初认识的。

Wǒmen zài jīnnián niánchū rènshi de.

We met at the beginning of this year.

刚开始学中文的时候，我只是初学者。

Gāng kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de shíhou, wǒ zhǐshì chūxuézhě.

When I first started learning Chinese, I was just a beginner.