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元宵節

Lantern Festival

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yuan2xiao1jie2 • yuánxiāojié

Meaning

Primary

Lantern Festival

Alternatives

the Lantern Festival

Mnemonic

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

Usage

元宵節 的 傳統 是 吃 湯圓。

The tradition of the Lantern Festival is eating rice dumplings.

我們 一起 參加 元宵節 的 慶祝 活動。

We participated in the Lantern Festival celebrations together.

元宵節 是 一 個 團圓 和 歡樂 的 節日。

The Lantern Festival is a holiday for reunion and joy.