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Festivals: HSK 5 节日：HSK 五级

The HSK 5 words for festivals, with example sentences a learner at HSK 5 can read.

11 words and 22 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 元(yuán)旦(dàn) New Year's Day
  2. 传(chuán)统(tǒng) tradition
  3. 除(chú)夕(xī) lunar New Year's Eve
  4. 端(duān)午(wǔ)节(jié) Dragon Boat Festival
  5. 重(chóng)阳(yáng)节(jié) Double Ninth or Yang Festival
  6. 压(yā)岁(suì)钱(qián) money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
  7. 年(nián)夜(yè)饭(fàn) reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve
  8. 清(qīng)明(míng)节(jié) Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead
  9. 纪(jì)念(niàn) to commemorate
  10. 腊(là)八(bā)粥(zhōu) Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
  11. 春(chūn)卷(juǎn) egg roll

Example sentences 例句

  1. 元旦就在眼前。

    Yuándàn jiù zài yǎnqián.

    New Year's Day is close at hand.

  2. 元旦是一年的关键。

    Yuándàn shì yì nián de guānjiàn.

    New Year's Day is the key to the year.

  3. 中华传统节日有很多。

    Zhōnghuá chuántǒng jiérì yǒu hěn duō.

    There are many traditional Chinese festivals.

  4. 京剧有着悠久的传统。

    Jīngjù yǒuzhe yōujiǔ de chuántǒng.

    Peking opera has a long tradition.

  5. 除夕那天，你要回老家吗？

    Chúxī nàtiān, nǐ yào huílǎojiā ma?

    Are you going back to your hometown on New Year's Eve?

  6. 明天就是除夕了，快去买菜吧！

    Míngtiān jiùshì chúxī le, kuài qù mǎicài ba!

    Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so go buy groceries quickly!

  7. 端午节公司放三天假。

    Duānwǔjié gōngsī fàng sāntiān jiǎ.

    The company gives three days off for the Dragon Boat Festival.

  8. 明年的端午节是几月几号？

    Míngnián de duānwǔjié shì jǐ yuè jǐhào?

    What is the date of next year's Dragon Boat Festival?

  9. 重阳节我们去爬山吧！

    Chóngyángjié wǒmen qù páshān ba!

    Let's go hiking on the Double Ninth Festival!

  10. 重阳节那天，我们带爷爷去爬山。

    Chóngyángjié nàtiān, wǒmen dài yéye qù páshān.

    On Double Ninth Festival, we took Grandpa hiking.

  11. 你今年收到多少压岁钱？

    Nǐ jīnnián shōudào duōshǎo yāsuìqián?

    How much New Year money did you get this year?

  12. 弟弟用压岁钱买了一辆新自行车。

    Dìdi yòng yāsuìqián mǎile yí liàng xīn zìxíngchē.

    My little brother used his New Year money to buy a new bicycle.

  13. 今年的年夜饭在奶奶家吃。

    Jīnnián de niányèfàn zài nǎinai jiā chī.

    This year's reunion dinner will be at Grandma's house.

  14. 他赶回家，就是为了吃年夜饭。

    Tā gǎn huíjiā, jiùshì wèile chī niányèfàn.

    He rushed home just to have the reunion dinner.

  15. 清明节我们回老家吧。

    Qīngmíngjié wǒmen huílǎojiā ba.

    Let's go back to our hometown for Qingming Festival.

  16. 清明节，奶奶烧了冥币。

    Qīngmíngjié, nǎinai shāole míngbì.

    During the Qingming Festival, my grandmother burned spirit money.

  17. 周年纪念很重要。

    Zhōunián jìniàn hěn zhòngyào.

    Anniversaries are important.

  18. 这本书送你做纪念。

    Zhè běn shū sòng nǐ zuò jìniàn.

    I'm giving you this book as a keepsake.

  19. 你喝过腊八粥吗？

    Nǐ hēguo làbāzhōu ma?

    Have you ever had Laba porridge?

  20. 奶奶煮了一锅腊八粥。

    Nǎinai zhǔle yì guō làbāzhōu.

    Grandma cooked a pot of Laba porridge.

  21. 春节那天，妈妈做了春卷。

    Chūnjié nàtiān, māma zuòle chūnjuǎn.

    On the day of the Spring Festival, my mom made spring rolls.

  22. 过年时，你们家吃春卷吗？

    Guònián shí, nǐmen jiā chī chūnjuǎn ma?

    Does your family eat spring rolls at New Year?