中元
Zhōng yuán
Pinyin

Definition

中元
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Zhōng yuán
  1. Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
元
Yuán
  1. 1 surname Yuan
  2. 2 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle

Idioms (20)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)

Sample Sentences

啊！中元普渡，难怪最近电视广告上这么多装神弄鬼的广告。
ā ！zhōngyuán pǔdù ，nánguài zuìjìn diànshì guǎnggào shàng zhème duō zhuāngshénnòngguǐ de guǎnggào 。
Ah! Ghost Festival, no wonder recently advertisements on TV have featured so many people dressed up as ghosts and ghouls.
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