Today we’ll go over this and several other holidays in Chinese that you might find just as important as the people in China do.
Resources for further reading:
Pronouncing holidays in Chinese
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春节
Chūnjié
Spring Festival
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圣诞节
Shèngdànjié
Christmas
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生日
shēngrì
Birthday
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愚人节
Yùrénjié
April Fool's Day
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复活节
Fùhuójié
Easter
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父亲节
Fùqīnjié
Father's Day
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万圣节
Wànshèngjié
Halloween
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母亲节
Mǔqīnjié
Mother's Day
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元旦
Yuándàn
New Year's Day
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劳动节
Láodòngjié
Labor Day
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感恩节
Gǎn’ēnjié
Thanksgiving
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儿童节
Értóngjié
Children's Day
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情人节
Qíngrénjié
Valentine's Day
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独立日
Dúlìrì
Independence Day
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节日
jiérì
Holidays/Festivals
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That’s it for this lesson on holidays in Chinese. I hope you learned a lot! To practice these new words, try marking your calendar with the holidays and important days in your life in Chinese. You’ll start to remember them automatically after some practice!
For more lessons on Chinese vocabulary I recommend these!
- Need to book a hotel in Chinese? This is the vocab lesson for you.
- Going on a spending spree? Know your vocabulary to do with shopping in Chinese.
- Understand signs in Chinese. A super handy lesson (especially if you need to go to the toilet!)
- DIY while in China? This lesson covers the essential vocab for tools in Chinese.
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