圣诞节
Shèng dàn jié
Pinyin

Definition

圣诞节
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Shèng dàn jié
  1. Christmas time
  2. Christmas season
  3. Christmas

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

情人节
Qíng rén jié
  1. 1 Valentine's Day
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节
jiē
  1. 1 see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
节日
jié rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 festival
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
细节
xì jié
  1. 1 details
  2. 2 particulars
圣诞
Shèng dàn
  1. 1 Christmas
  2. 2 birthday of reigning Emperor
  3. 3 Confucius' birthday
诞生
dàn shēng
  1. 1 to be born
过节
guò jié
  1. 1 to celebrate a festival
  2. 2 after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
中秋节
Zhōng qiū jié
  1. 1 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
佳节
jiā jié
  1. 1 festive day
  2. 2 holiday
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
  1. 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
光棍节
Guāng gùn jié
  1. 1 Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
国庆节
Guó qìng jié
  1. 1 PRC National Day (October 1st)
大圣
dà shèng
  1. 1 great sage
  2. 2 mahatma
  3. 3 king
  4. 4 emperor
  5. 5 outstanding personage
  6. 6 Buddha
季节
jì jié
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 season
  3. 3 period
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小节
xiǎo jié
  1. 1 a minor matter
  2. 2 trivia
  3. 3 bar (music)
情节
qíng jié
  1. 1 plot
  2. 2 circumstances
愚人节
Yú rén jié
  1. 1 April Fools' Day
感恩节
Gǎn ēn jié
  1. 1 Thanksgiving Day

Idioms (20)

不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
放诞不拘
fàng dàn bù jū
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放诞不羁
fàng dàn bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
  1. 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
清风劲节
qīng fēng jìng jié
  1. 1 pure and high-minded (idiom)
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
  1. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú
  1. 1 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2 to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
高风亮节
gāo fēng liàng jié
  1. 1 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
高风峻节
gāo fēng jùn jié
  1. 1 a high-class upright character (idiom)

Sample Sentences

挺会总结啊，孺子可教也。对了，圣诞节快到了，这可是个大好时机啊，祝你手到擒来，马到成功！
tǐng huì zǒngjié ā ，rúzǐ kě jiào yě 。duìle ，shèngdànjié kuài dào le ，zhè kě shì gè dàhǎo shíjī ā ，zhù nǐ shǒudáoqínlái ，mǎ dào chénggōng ！
You really know how to sum up a conversation. You make a good student. Oh yeah, it is almost Christmas. It's such a good opportunity, it should be as easy as pie, you're set up for success.
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圣诞节有什么安排或者旅行计划？
Shèngdànjié yǒu shénme ānpái huòzhě lǚxíng jìhuà ？
What are your arrangements or travel plans for Christmas?
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圣诞节快到了，你要怎么过？
Shèngdànjié kuài dào le ，nǐ yào zěnme guò ？
Christmas is almost here, how are you going to spend it?
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圣诞节不是应该和家人一起过吗？
Shèngdànjié bùshì yīnggāi hé jiārén yīqǐ guò ma ？
Shouldn’t you spend Christmas with family?
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在亚洲，圣诞节是和朋友一起过的节日
zài Yàzhōu ，Shèngdànjié shì hé péngyou yīqǐ guò de jiérì
In Asia, Christmas is a holiday that you spend with friends.
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我也想跟你们一起过圣诞节。
wǒ yě xiǎng gēn nǐmen yīqǐ guò Shèngdànjié 。
I want to spend Christmas with you guys too.
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你圣诞节要不要去英国？
nǐ shèngdànjié yào bù yào qù Yīngguó ？
Do you want to go to the UK for Christmas?
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欸！你们西方人怎么过圣诞节？是不是一定要跟家人在一起，还得送每个人礼物？
èi ！nǐmen xīfāngrén zěnme guò shèngdànjié ？shìbushì yīdìng yào gēn jiārén zàiyīqǐ ，hái děi sòng měi ge rén lǐwù ？
Ah! How do you Western people spend Christmas? Don't you have to spend it with your family and have to give gifts to everyone?
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是啊，过年是陪家人，圣诞节就是跟朋友玩啊！
shì a ，guònián shì péi jiārén ，shèngdànjié jiùshì gēn péngyou wán ā ！
Yes. Chinese New Year is spent with family and Christmas is spent hanging out with friends!
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那你们圣诞节做什么呢？听起来好像都要跟朋友或男女朋友出去玩。
nà nǐmen shèngdànjié zuò shénme ne ？tīng qǐlai hǎoxiàng dōuyào gēn péngyou huò nánnǚpéngyou chūqù wán 。
What do you do on Christmas? It sounds like you go out with your friends or your girlfriend or boyfriend.
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