How to say “celebrate a holiday” in Chinese
celebrate a holiday
“Celebrate a holiday” in Chinese is 过节, guò jié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
过节 is read guò jié: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”. As a particle of experience it is read with the neutral tone: guo.
Originally a bamboo joint: hence “link”, “stretch of time”, “festival”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “过节”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 过节. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 过节以前我要买礼物guòjiéyǐqián,wǒyàomǎilǐwùBefore the holiday I need to buy presents.
More words from the lesson “Holidays”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “celebrate a holiday” in Chinese?
“Celebrate a holiday” in Chinese is 过节, pinyin guòjié.
What does 过节 mean?
过节 (guòjié) means “celebrate a holiday”.
How do you write 过节?
过节 is 2 characters: 过 (guò) — pass; 节 (jié) — festival; link, segment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 过节?
过节 is read guòjié. Tones: guò — fourth tone, jié — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“celebrate a holiday” in the lesson “Holidays”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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