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元宵节 (yuán xiāo jié): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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元宵节 (yuán xiāo jié): Lantern Festival (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

元 • yuán • yuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

yuán元

yuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar

Word Info

Pinyinyuán xiāo jié

MeaningLantern Festival

Characters3

SyntaxNoun

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宵 • xiāo • night

xiāo宵

night

节 • jié • festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

jié节

festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)]

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哺乳bǔ rǔbreast-feed; suckle; nurse
逼迫bī pòforce; compel; coerce
贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
背叛bèi pànbetray; forsake
闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
暴力bào lìviolence; force
爆发bào fāerupt; burst; blow up

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 元宵节.

Words with 元

元旦yuán dànNew Year's Day
公元gōng yuánthe Christian/Common era
单元dān yuánunit; cell
元宵

yuán xiāo

Lantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling)

元素yuán sùelement

元首yuán shǒuhead of a state; chief executive

多元duō yuánpoly-

多元化duō yuán huàpluralise

Words with 宵

元宵yuán xiāoLantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling)
夜宵yè xiāomidnight snack
通宵tōng xiāoAll night
宵禁xiāo jìncurfew
良宵liáng xiāofine night; pleasant evening

Words with 节

季节jì jiéseason
节日jié rìfestival
节目jié mùprogramme
过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival
节约jié yuēto save; economise
节假日jié jià rìpublic holiday
细节xì jiédetails; particulars; minutiae
节省jié shěngto economise; save; use sparingly

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Example Sentences with 元宵节

jīn今

tiān天

shì是

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

。

Today is the Lantern Festival.

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

de的

chuán传

tǒng统

xí习

sú俗

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

rú如

hé何

qìng庆

zhù祝

jīn今

nián年

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

chī吃

tāng

yóu由

yú于

gōng工

zuò作

fán繁

máng忙

，

tā他

jīn今

yùn

蕴

hán含

zhe着

shēn深

hòu厚

de的

wén文

huà化

nèi内

hán涵

。

The traditional customs of the Lantern Festival contain profound cultural connotations.

de的

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

ne呢

？

How do you plan to celebrate this year's Lantern Festival?

汤

yuán圆

。

During the Lantern Festival, we eat tangyuan.

nián年

wú无

fǎ法

huí回

jiā家

guò过

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

。

Due to a busy work schedule, he cannot go home for the Lantern Festival this year.