Holidays & Festivals in Chinese

40 Chinese words for holidays & festivals — every one with pinyin and native teacher audio.

元yuán旦dàn New Year's Day

除chú夕xī New Year's Eve

放fàng鞭biān炮pào set off firecrackers

春chūn节jié Lunar New Year

元yuán宵xiāo节jié Lantern Festival

元yuán宵xiāo sweet glutinous rice balls

汤tāng圆yuán sweet glutinous rice balls

清qīng明míng节jié Qingming Festival

赛sài龙lóng舟zhōu dragon boat race

粽zòng子zi sticky rice dumpling

七qī夕xī节jié Qixi Festival

中zhōng秋qiū节jié Mid-Autumn Festival

赏shǎng月yuè moon gazing

月yuè饼bǐng mooncake

三sān八bā妇fù女nǚ节jié International Women's Day

植zhí树shù节jié Arbor Day

五wǔ一yī劳láo动dòng节jié May Day

五wǔ四sì青qīng年nián节jié Youth Day

六liù一yī儿ér童tóng节jié International Children's Day

八bā一yī建jiàn军jūn节jié Army Day

教jiào师shī节jié Teachers' Day

国guó庆qìng节jié National Day

阅yuè兵bīng式shì military parade

母mǔ亲qīn节jié Mother's Day

康kāng乃nǎi馨xīn carnation

父fù亲qīn节jié Father's Day

情qíng人rén节jié Valentine's Day

玫méi瑰gui rose

巧qiǎo克kè力lì chocolate

圣shèng诞dàn节jié Christmas

圣shèng诞dàn树shù christmas tree

圣shèng诞dàn老lǎo人rén santa claus

大dà扫sǎo除chú spring cleaning

压yā岁suì钱qián new year's money

新xīn年nián参cān拜bài first shrine visit

初chū梦mèng first dream

扫sǎo墓mù grave sweeping

端duān午wǔ节jié dragon boat festival

盂yú兰lán盆pén会huì obon festival

重chóng阳yáng节jié double ninth festival

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