How to say “National Day” in Chinese
National Day
“National Day” in Chinese is 国庆, guó qìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
国庆 is read guó qìng: 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
Outside, 囗 “border”; inside, 玉 “jade”: a treasure behind a wall.
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 “国庆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 国庆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 十月一号是国庆shíyuèyīhàoshìguóqìngOctober 1 is National Day.
- 国庆你打算去哪儿？guóqìngnǐdǎsuànqùnǎrWhere are you planning to go for National Day?
- 国庆期间出游的人特别多，最好提前订票。guóqìngqījiānchūyóuderéntèbiéduō,zuìhǎotíqiándìngpiàoDuring the National Day holiday a great many people travel, so it's best to book tickets in advance.
More words from the lesson “Holidays and anniversaries”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “National Day” in Chinese?
“National Day” in Chinese is 国庆, pinyin guóqìng.
What does 国庆 mean?
国庆 (guóqìng) means “National Day”.
How do you write 国庆?
国庆 is 2 characters: 国 (guó) — country; 庆 (qìng) — celebrate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 国庆?
国庆 is read guóqìng. Tones: guó — second tone, qìng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“National Day” in the lesson “Holidays and anniversaries”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” of HSK 5. 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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