guòjié

过节

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional過節

celebrate a festival; after the festival

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to celebrate a festival; to observe a holiday

neutral

Refers to the activities people do during a festival, such as family gatherings, eating special foods, and performing customs.

Chūn春
jié节
de的
shí时
hou候
 ,
quán全
jiā家
rén人
jù聚
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
guò过
jié节
 。

During the Spring Festival, the whole family gathers together to celebrate.

Tā他
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
hěn很
duō多
shí食
wù物
 ,
dǎ打
suàn算
hǎo好
hǎo好
guò过
jié节
 。

They prepared a lot of food, planning to celebrate the festival properly.

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Zhè这
ge个
jié节
rì日
nǐ你
men们
tōng通
cháng常
zěn怎
me么
guò过
jié节
 ?

How do you usually celebrate this festival?

2.

verb

to be after the festival; to wait until after the holiday

neutral

Often used to postpone something until a holiday has passed.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bù不
jí急
 ,
děng等
guò过
le了
jié节
zài再
shuō说
ba吧
 。

This matter isn't urgent; let's talk about it after the holiday.

Gōng工
zuò作
de的
shì事
xiān先
fàng放
yī一
fàng放
 ,
guò过
le了
jié节
zài再
chǔ处
lǐ理
 。

Let's put the work matter aside for now and deal with it after the holiday.