Festivals in Chinese 节日
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When do people celebrate? 15 essential festivals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 节日 | jié rì | festival |
| 过节 | guò jié | to celebrate a festival |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival |
| 中秋节 | Zhōng qiū jié | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival |
| 国庆节 | Guó qìng jié | National Day |
| 清明节 | Qīng míng jié | Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping) Festival |
| 圣诞节 | Shèng dàn jié | Christmas |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 元旦 | Yuán dàn | New Year's Day |
| 开斋节 | kāi zhāi jié | Eid al-Fitr |
| 斋月 | zhāi yuè | Ramadan |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift |
Example sentences
- 你最喜欢哪个节日？Which festival do you like best?
- 过节的时候，街上特别热闹。The streets are really lively during festivals.
- 春节是中国最重要的节日。The Spring Festival is China's most important festival.
- 中秋节我们一起吃月饼。We eat mooncakes together at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 端午节很多地方都有龙舟比赛。Many places hold dragon boat races at the Dragon Boat Festival.
- 元宵节晚上大家去看灯。On the night of the Lantern Festival everyone goes to see the lanterns.
- 国庆节我们放七天假。We get seven days off for National Day.
- 清明节很多人回老家扫墓。At Qingming many people go back home to sweep their ancestors' graves.
- 圣诞节我给朋友寄了卡片。I sent my friends cards at Christmas.
- 新年的第一天，我们去爬山。On the first day of the New Year we went hiking.
- 元旦那天我们在家看电视。We stayed in and watched TV on New Year's Day.
- 开斋节那天，他们全家一起吃饭。On Eid al-Fitr the whole family eats together.
- 斋月里，他白天不吃东西。During Ramadan he doesn't eat during the day.
- 我们去饭店庆祝她的生日。We went to a restaurant to celebrate her birthday.
- 这是我给你的礼物。This is a present for you.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Festivals speaking island has 8 everyday questions about festivals to prepare your own answers to.