DōngJié

冬节

Word · NounTraditional冬節

Winter Solstice festival; Chinese holiday

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the Winter Solstice; Dongzhi Festival

formal

A traditional Chinese festival marking the arrival of winter. It is the day with the shortest daylight and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Celebrated with family gatherings and special foods like tangyuan (sweet rice balls) or dumplings.

Guò过
Dōng冬
Jié节
shí时
 ，
nán南
fāng方
rén人
xí习
guàn惯
chī吃
tāng汤
yuán圆
 。

During the Winter Solstice Festival, people in southern China customarily eat sweet rice balls.

Dōng冬
Jié节
shì是
èr二
shí十
sì四
jié节
qì气
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Winter Solstice is one of the 24 solar terms.

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Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
 ，
Dōng冬
Jié节
shì是
yī一
gè个
jì祭
zǔ祖
de的
jié节
rì日
 。

Traditionally, the Winter Solstice is a festival for ancestor worship.