extend holiday greetings
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to extend holiday greetings; to pay a courtesy visit during a festival
A traditional custom of visiting friends, relatives, elders, or superiors during festivals (especially Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.) to convey good wishes. The act often involves bringing gifts and can be seen as a form of social etiquette and maintaining relationships.
Dà大
nián年
chū初
yī一
，
rén人
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
chū出
mén门
gěi给
zhǎng长
bèi辈
bài拜
jié节
。
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people go out to visit their elders and extend holiday greetings.
Àn按
zhào照
lǎo老
guī规
ju矩
，
zhēng正
yuè月
shí十
wǔ五
qián前
dōu都
yào要
gěi给
qīn亲
qi戚
péng朋
you友
bài拜
jié节
。
According to old customs, you should extend holiday greetings to relatives and friends before the 15th of the first lunar month.
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Tā他
tè特
dì地
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
xiàng向
lǎo老
shī师
bài拜
jié节
，
zhù祝
hè贺
zhōng中
qiū秋
kuài快
lè乐
。
He made a special phone call to his teacher to extend holiday greetings for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Xiàn现
zài在
yòng用
wēi微
xìn信
bài拜
jié节
yǐ已
jīng经
fēi非
cháng常
pǔ普
biàn遍
le了
。
Using WeChat to send holiday greetings is now very common.