春节 (春節)
Chūn jié
Pinyin

Definition

春节 (春節)
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Chūn jié
  1. Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新春
xīn chūn
  1. 1 the beginning of Spring
  2. 2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
春晚
Chūn Wǎn
  1. 1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
青春
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
小春
xiǎo chūn
  1. 1 10th month of the lunar calendar
  2. 2 Indian summer
  3. 3 crops sown in late autumn

Idioms (16)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

Sample Sentences

这是法定假日，当然都是带薪的，除了国庆假期之外，我们还有中秋节、端午节、清明节、五一劳动节，当然还有春节这五个法定假日。
zhè shì fǎdìng jiǎrì ，dāngrán dōu shì dàixīn de ，chúle guóqìng jiàqī zhīwài ，wǒmen háiyǒu zhōngqiūjié 、duānwǔjié 、qīngmíngjié 、Wǔyī Láodòngjié ，dāngrán háiyǒu chūnjié zhè wǔ gè fǎdìng jiǎrì 。
They are statutory holidays, of course they are paid. As well as the National Day holiday, there are also five other statutory holidays, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tomb Sweeping Festival, Labor Day on May 1 and, of course, Spring Festival.
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要过春节了，你打算怎么回家呀？
yào guò Chūnjié le ，nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme huíjiā ya ？
It’s Spring Festival soon, how are you planning to go home?
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我一直很纳闷，为什么这个节日被叫作端午节，像春节、清明节很多节日我们一看就明白是怎么回事，但这个端午是怎么来的呢？
wǒ yīzhí hěn nàmèn ，wèishénme zhè ge jiérì bèi jiàozuò duānwǔjié ，xiàng chūnjié 、qīngmíngjié hěn duō jiérì wǒmen yī kàn jiù míngbai shì zěnmehuíshì ，dàn zhè ge duānwǔ shì zěnme lái de ne ？
I've always been puzzled, why is Dragon Boat Festival called "Duanwu" Festival in Chinese. With Spring Festival or Tomb Sweeping Festival it is clear from the Chinese name what they're about, but where does the word "Duanwu" come from?
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可不是吗？元宵节将除夕开始的春节庆祝活动变得更热闹。过完了元宵节，春节也才算是真正结束。
kěbushì ma ？yuánxiāojié jiāng Chúxī kāishǐ de chūnjié qìngzhùhuódòng biànde gèng rènao 。guò wán le yuánxiāojié ，chūnjié yě cái suàn shì zhēnzhèng jiéshù 。
Isn't it just? Lantern Festival takes the celebration of Spring Festival that starts on Lunar New Year's Eve up a notch. It's only after Lantern Festival that Spring Festival really comes to an end.
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春节
Chūnjié
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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有六个传统节日。春节，春节是农历正月初一，元宵节，元宵节是农历正月十五，清明节，清明节是四月五日,端午节，端午节是农历五月初五，中秋节，中秋节是农历八月十五，重阳节,重阳节是农历九月初九。
yǒu liù ge chuántǒng jiérì 。Chūnjié ，Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuèchūyī ，Yuánxiāojié ，Yuánxiāojié shì nónglì zhēngyuèshíwǔ ，Qīngmíngjié ，Qīngmíngjié shì Sìyuè wǔ rì ,Duānwǔjié ，Duānwǔjié shì nónglì Wǔyuè chūwǔ ，Zhōngqiūjié ，Zhōngqiūjié shì nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔ ，Chóngyángjié ,Chóngyángjié shì nónglì jiǔ yuèchū jiǔ 。
There are six traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Ching Ming Festival is April 5th. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Double Ninth Festival is the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.
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哈哈，希望美梦成真。对了，春节都做了什么呢？
hāhā ，xīwàng měimèngchéngzhēn 。duì le ，chūnjié dōu zuò le shénme ne ？
Ha ha, I hope that dream can come true. Oh yeah, what did you do for Spring Festival?
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可不是吗？真希望以后的春节假期可以从七天变成十五天。
kěbushì ma ？zhēn xīwàng yǐhòu de chūnjié jiàqī kěyǐ cóng qī tiān biàn chéng shíwǔ tiān 。
You're not wrong! I really hope that the Spring Festival will go from 7 days to 15 days in the future.
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哎，春节假期这么快就结束啦！
āi ，chūnjié jiàqī zhème kuài jiù jiéshù la ！
Agh, Spring Festival vacation is over so quickly!
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嗨，春节就一直忙着吃。
hāi ，chūnjié jiù yīzhí máng zhe chī 。
Huh, I busied myself eating during Spring Festival.
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