Hanukkah in Chinese 光明节
guāngmíngjié
Eight nights of light. 15 words and phrases for Hanukkah in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 光明节 | guāng míng jié | Hanukkah |
| 犹太教 | yóu tài jiào | Judaism |
| 犹太人 | yóu tài rén | Jewish people |
| 烛台 | zhú tái | menorah; candle stand |
| 点蜡烛 | diǎn là zhú | to light candles |
| 八天八夜 | bā tiān bā yè | eight days and nights |
| 奇迹 | qí jì | miracle |
| 圣殿 | shèng diàn | the Temple (in Jerusalem) |
| 油 | yóu | oil |
| 土豆饼 | tǔ dòu bǐng | potato pancakes (latkes) |
| 甜甜圈 | tián tián quān | doughnut |
| 陀螺 | tuó luó | spinning top (dreidel) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | presents |
| 祈祷 | qí dǎo | to pray |
| 窗边 | chuāng biān | by the window |
Example sentences
- 光明节一共八天。Hanukkah lasts eight days.
- 光明节是犹太教的节日。Hanukkah is a Jewish festival.
- 我的犹太朋友请我过光明节。My Jewish friend invited me for Hanukkah.
- 光明节的烛台有九个灯座。The Hanukkah menorah has nine branches.
- 每天晚上多点一支蜡烛。You light one more candle each night.
- 油烧了八天八夜。The oil burned for eight days and nights.
- 光明节纪念一个奇迹。Hanukkah remembers a miracle.
- 这个故事发生在耶路撒冷的圣殿。The story took place at the Temple in Jerusalem.
- 光明节吃用油炸的东西。At Hanukkah you eat food fried in oil.
- 妈妈在煎土豆饼。Mum's frying latkes.
- 光明节也吃甜甜圈。You eat doughnuts at Hanukkah too.
- 孩子们在玩陀螺。The children are playing with a dreidel.
- 孩子们每天晚上收到小礼物。Children get little presents each night.
- 点蜡烛的时候一起祈祷。People say prayers while lighting the candles.
- 烛台放在窗边。The menorah is placed by the window.
Practise speaking
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