Temple fairs in Chinese 庙会
miàohuì
Snacks, shows and crowds at New Year. 15 words and phrases for Temple fairs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 庙会 | miào huì | temple fair |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll around |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snacks |
| 糖人 | táng rén | sugar figure |
| 糖葫芦 | táng hú lu | candied haws on a stick |
| 风车 | fēng chē | pinwheel |
| 杂技 | zá jì | acrobatics |
| 舞狮 | wǔ shī | lion dance |
| 摊位 | tān wèi | stall |
| 套圈 | tào quān | ring toss |
| 手工艺品 | shǒu gōng yì pǐn | handicrafts |
| 剪纸 | jiǎn zhǐ | paper-cutting |
| 祈福 | qí fú | to pray for good fortune |
| 人挤人 | rén jǐ rén | packed with people |
| 年味 | nián wèi | New Year atmosphere |
Example sentences
- 春节我们去逛庙会。We go to the temple fair at Spring Festival.
- 我们去地坛庙会逛逛。Let's go and wander around the Ditan temple fair.
- 庙会上有很多小吃。There are loads of snacks at the temple fair.
- 老爷爷在做糖人。The old man is making sugar figures.
- 我买了一串糖葫芦。I bought a stick of candied haws.
- 孩子手里拿着一个风车。The child is holding a pinwheel.
- 杂技表演太厉害了。The acrobatics show was amazing.
- 舞狮表演开始了！The lion dance is starting!
- 庙会上有几百个摊位。There are hundreds of stalls at the temple fair.
- 我玩套圈赢了一个小玩具。I won a little toy at the ring toss.
- 我买了一些手工艺品当礼物。I bought some handicrafts as presents.
- 她在教大家剪纸。She's teaching everyone paper-cutting.
- 很多人去庙里祈福。Lots of people go to the temple to pray for good luck.
- 庙会上人挤人。The temple fair is packed.
- 庙会很有年味。Temple fairs really feel like New Year.
Practise speaking
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