节日
jié rì
Pinyin

Definition

节日
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jié rì
  1. holiday
  2. festival
  3. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今日
jīn rì
  1. 1 today
日
Rì
  1. 1 abbr. for 日本[Rì běn], Japan
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
假日
jià rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 non-working day
即日
jí rì
  1. 1 this or that very day
  2. 2 in the next few days
向日葵
xiàng rì kuí
  1. 1 sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
夏日
xià rì
  1. 1 summertime
工作日
gōng zuò rì
  1. 1 workday
  2. 2 working day
  3. 3 weekday
平日
píng rì
  1. 1 ordinary day
  2. 2 everyday
  3. 3 ordinarily
  4. 4 usually
往日
wǎng rì
  1. 1 former days
  2. 2 the past
成日
chéng rì
  1. 1 all day long
  2. 2 the whole day
  3. 3 the whole time
日出
rì chū
  1. 1 sunrise
日前
rì qián
  1. 1 the other day
  2. 2 a few days ago
日报
rì bào
  1. 1 daily newspaper
日夜
rì yè
  1. 1 day and night
  2. 2 around the clock
日常
rì cháng
  1. 1 daily
  2. 2 everyday
日式
Rì shì
  1. 1 Japanese style
日后
rì hòu
  1. 1 sometime
  2. 2 someday (in the future)

Idioms (20)

一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
  1. 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. casual acquaintance
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
  1. 1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
  1. 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
  2. 2 skulduggery
  3. 3 to hoodwink people
  4. 4 to cheat sb audaciously
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
  1. 1 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ
  1. 1 after a long time (idiom)
如日中天
rú rì zhōng tiān
  1. 1 lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
  1. 1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  2. 2 time crawls when one is wretched

Sample Sentences

嗯，说到五月，那就不得不说一个中华民族的传统节日——端午节。
ng4 ，shuōdào wǔyuè ，nā jiù bùdébù shuō yī gè zhōnghuámínzú de chuántǒng jiérì ——duānwǔjié 。
Yeah, since we're talking of May, we must mention a traditional Chinese ethnic festival - Dragon Boat Festival.
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我一直很纳闷，为什么这个节日被叫作端午节，像春节、清明节很多节日我们一看就明白是怎么回事，但这个端午是怎么来的呢？
wǒ yīzhí hěn nàmèn ，wèishénme zhè ge jiérì bèi jiàozuò duānwǔjié ，xiàng chūnjié 、qīngmíngjié hěn duō jiérì wǒmen yī kàn jiù míngbai shì zěnmehuíshì ，dàn zhè ge duānwǔ shì zěnme lái de ne ？
I've always been puzzled, why is Dragon Boat Festival called "Duanwu" Festival in Chinese. With Spring Festival or Tomb Sweeping Festival it is clear from the Chinese name what they're about, but where does the word "Duanwu" come from?
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过完除夕，最期待的节日就是正月十五的元宵节啦！
guò wán Chúxī ，zuì qīdài de jiérì jiùshì zhèngyuè shí wǔ de yuánxiāojié la ！
After Chinese New Year's Eve, the festival I most look forward to is Lantern Festival, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!
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节日的狂欢，情人的浪漫。
jiérì de kuánghuān ，qíngrén de làngmàn 。
Festive revelry and lover's romance.
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中国有很多节日吗?
Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō jiérì ma ?
Are there a lot of festivals in China?
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你可以告诉我一些重要的节日吗？
nǐ kěyǐ gàosu wǒ yīxiē zhòngyào de jiérì ma ？
Can you tell me some important holidays?
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有六个传统节日。春节，春节是农历正月初一，元宵节，元宵节是农历正月十五，清明节，清明节是四月五日,端午节，端午节是农历五月初五，中秋节，中秋节是农历八月十五，重阳节,重阳节是农历九月初九。
yǒu liù ge chuántǒng jiérì 。Chūnjié ，Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuèchūyī ，Yuánxiāojié ，Yuánxiāojié shì nónglì zhēngyuèshíwǔ ，Qīngmíngjié ，Qīngmíngjié shì Sìyuè wǔ rì ,Duānwǔjié ，Duānwǔjié shì nónglì Wǔyuè chūwǔ ，Zhōngqiūjié ，Zhōngqiūjié shì nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔ ，Chóngyángjié ,Chóngyángjié shì nónglì jiǔ yuèchū jiǔ 。
There are six traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Ching Ming Festival is April 5th. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Double Ninth Festival is the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.
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这些节日应该很有趣，可以帮我介绍这些节日吗？
zhèxiē jiérì yīnggāi hěn yǒuqù ，kěyǐ bāng wǒ jièshào zhèxiē jiérì ma ？
These festivals should be very interesting. Can you introduce these festivals to me?
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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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跟你说，现在商人都趁着节日赚钱，圣诞节的时候，西餐、礼品都贵，至于愚公节，当然就是土贵了。
gēn nǐ shuō ，xiànzài shāngrén dōu chèn zhe jiérì zhuànqián ，shèngdànjié de shíhou ，xīcān 、lǐpǐn dōu guì ，zhìyú Yú GōngJié ，dāngrán jiùshì tǔ guì le 。
I tell you, businessmen these days all try and take advantage of these festivals to cash in. During Christmas, western food, presents all go up in price. As for Yu Gong Festival, of course soil is expensive.
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