Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese 端午节
Duānwǔjié
Race the dragon boats. 15 essential Dragon Boat Festival words 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 龙舟 | lóng zhōu | dragon boat |
| 赛龙舟 | sài lóng zhōu | dragon boat racing |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | zongzi (sticky rice parcel) |
| 包粽子 | bāo zòng zi | to wrap zongzi |
| 甜粽子 | tián zòng zi | sweet zongzi |
| 咸粽子 | xián zòng zi | savoury zongzi |
| 屈原 | Qū Yuán | Qu Yuan (ancient poet) |
| 纪念 | jì niàn | to commemorate |
| 诗人 | shī rén | poet |
| 划 | huá | to row |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum |
| 香包 | xiāng bāo | scented sachet |
| 端午安康 | duān wǔ ān kāng | have a safe and healthy Dragon Boat Festival |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a day off |
Example sentences
- 端午节在农历五月初五。The Dragon Boat Festival is on the 5th of the 5th lunar month.
- 河上有很多龙舟。There are lots of dragon boats on the river.
- 我们去看赛龙舟吧。Let's go and watch the dragon boat races.
- 端午节吃粽子。You eat zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival.
- 奶奶教我包粽子。Grandma is teaching me to wrap zongzi.
- 北方人喜欢吃甜粽子。Northerners like sweet zongzi.
- 南方人爱吃咸粽子。Southerners love savoury zongzi.
- 端午节是为了纪念屈原。The festival commemorates Qu Yuan.
- 我们纪念这位诗人。We remember this poet.
- 屈原是一位伟大的诗人。Qu Yuan was a great poet.
- 大家一起用力划！Everyone row hard together!
- 龙舟上有人打鼓。Someone beats a drum on the dragon boat.
- 孩子们戴香包。Children wear scented sachets.
- 祝大家端午安康！Wishing everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival!
- 端午节放三天假。We get three days off for Dragon Boat.
Practise speaking
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