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元宵节

Lantern Festival

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yuan2xiao1jie2 • yuánxiāojié

Meaning

Primary

Lantern Festival

Alternatives

the Lantern Festival

Mnemonic

The 元宵节 Lantern Festival is a 节 festival where you ought to go pay a 元 dollar and buy a lantern that you hang up all 宵 night.

Usage

元宵节 的 传统 是 吃 汤圆。

The tradition of the Lantern Festival is eating rice dumplings.

我们 一起 参加 元宵节 的 庆祝 活动。

We participated in the Lantern Festival celebrations together.

元宵节 是 一 个 团圆 和 欢乐 的 节日。

The Lantern Festival is a holiday for reunion and joy.