shíyī

十一

Word · Noun

National Day; October 1st

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Meanings

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1.

noun

October 1st; China's National Day; PRC anniversary

Short for 十月一日. Refers specifically to the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. Commonly used in phrases like 十一长假 (National Day holiday) and 十一黄金周 (National Day golden week).

Shí十
yī一
kuài快
dào到
le了
 ,
nǐ你
dǎ打
suàn算
qù去
nǎ哪
lǐ里
lǚ旅
yóu游
 ?

National Day is coming soon; where are you planning to travel?

Yī1
jiǔ9
sì4
jiǔ9
nián年
shí1
yuè0
yī月
rì1
Zhōng日
 ,
huá中
rén华
mín人
gòng民
hé共
guó和
zhèng国
shì正
chéng式
lì成
 立
 。

On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was officially established.

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Jīn今
nián年
shí十
yī一
fàng放
jià假
qī七
tiān天
 ,
wǒ我
xiǎng想
huí回
tàng趟
lǎo老
jiā家
 。

This year we have seven days off for National Day; I want to visit my hometown.