Word information
Simplified元宵节
Traditional元宵節
PinyinYuán xiāo jié
Part of speechGeneral
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Chinese word dictionary
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié · Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
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元yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon; surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
过节guòjiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
季节jìjiétime; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
节目jiémù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4]
节日jiérìholiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]