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Simplfied Chinese
节日
Traditional Chinese
節日
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jié rì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
jit3 yat6
Short definition festival
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions holidayCdict iconMDBG iconAdso icon / festivalCdict iconMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: holiday
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: holiday; festival; fest; fete
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: holiday; festival'
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(wèi) health
(sāi sāisè) piston
(jié) node
(shì) is
佛教的( fó jiāo de) Buddhist
一个(yī gè) a
节日(jié rì) festival
纪念(jì niàn) to remember
佛陀的( fó tuó de) buddhistic
诞生(dàn shēng) to be born
(zōu) ,
(chéng) OK
(dào) way
(hé) with
涅盘(niè pán) (Buddhism) nirvana

Vesak is a Buddhist holiday which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.

收获(shōu huò) to reap
稻子(dào zi) rice (crop)
(shí) when
举办(jǔ bàn) to conduct
节日(jié rì) festival

A festival is held at the rice harvest.

节日(jié rì) festival
(hé) with
考试(kǎo shì) to test
碰巧在
同一天(tóng yī tiān) the same day

The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam.

圣诞节(shèng dàn jié) Christmas season
(shì) is
一个(yī gè) a
特别的(tè bié de) particular
节日(jié rì) festival

Christmas is a special holiday.

圣诞节(shèng dàn jié) Christmas season
绝对(jué duì) unconditional
是我( shì)
最喜欢的(zuì xǐ huān de) most liked
节日(jié rì) festival

Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday.

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