Qingming Festival in Chinese 清明节
Qīngmíngjié
A day to remember the family who came before. 15 words and phrases for Qingming Festival 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 清明节 | Qīng míng jié | Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day) |
| 扫墓 | sǎo mù | to sweep the graves |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors |
| 墓地 | mù dì | cemetery |
| 祭祖 | jì zǔ | to make offerings to ancestors |
| 献花 | xiàn huā | to lay flowers |
| 烧纸 | shāo zhǐ | to burn joss paper |
| 缅怀 | miǎn huái | to remember (the dead) |
| 思念 | sī niàn | to miss; longing |
| 踏青 | tà qīng | to go for a spring outing |
| 放风筝 | fàng fēng zheng | to fly kites |
| 青团 | qīng tuán | qingtuan (green rice dumpling) |
| 细雨 | xì yǔ | drizzle |
| 节气 | jié qi | solar term |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have the day off |
Example sentences
- 清明节在四月初。Qingming is in early April.
- 清明节我们回老家扫墓。At Qingming we go back to our hometown to tend the graves.
- 我们纪念祖先。We remember our ancestors.
- 墓地在山上。The cemetery is up the mountain.
- 很多家庭在清明节祭祖。Many families make offerings to their ancestors at Qingming.
- 我们给爷爷献了花。We laid flowers for grandpa.
- 有的地方还会烧纸。Some places still burn joss paper.
- 大家缅怀去世的亲人。Everyone remembers family members who have passed away.
- 清明节让人思念家人。Qingming makes you miss your family.
- 清明也是踏青的好时候。Qingming is also a good time for a spring walk.
- 清明前后很多人放风筝。Lots of people fly kites around Qingming.
- 江南人清明节吃青团。People south of the Yangtze eat qingtuan at Qingming.
- 清明时节常常下细雨。It often drizzles around Qingming.
- 清明也是二十四节气之一。Qingming is also one of the 24 solar terms.
- 清明节放三天假。We get three days off for Qingming.
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