ChūnJié
春节
Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
Chinese New Year's Day; the traditional festival
formalRefers specifically to the first day of the lunar new year, the most important festival in China. Often capitalized as a proper noun.
Chūn春
Jié节
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jié节
rì日
。
Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people.
Wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
yào要
zài在
Chūn春
Jié节
chī吃
tuán团
yuán圆
fàn饭
。
Our whole family will have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year.
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Zhù祝
nǐ你
Chūn春
Jié节
kuài快
lè乐
！
I wish you a happy Chinese New Year!
noun
the Spring Festival holiday period
neutralRefers to the extended holiday period surrounding the Lunar New Year, typically lasting about a week, known as the Spring Festival Golden Week.
Chūn春
Jié节
jià假
qī期
yǒu有
qī七
tiān天
。
The Spring Festival holiday lasts seven days.
Chūn春
Jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
hěn很
duō多
shāng商
diàn店
dōu都
bù不
kāi开
mén门
。
During the Spring Festival period, many shops are closed.
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Chūn春
yùn运
shì是
Chūn春
Jié节
qián前
hòu后
dà大
guī规
mó模
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
The Spring Festival travel rush is a large-scale transportation phenomenon around the Lunar New Year.