中秋节 meaning in English
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
Meaning of 中秋节
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
How to use 中秋节
中秋节 is one of the biggest traditional holidays in China, linked with family reunions, admiring the full moon, and eating mooncakes (月饼 yuèbing). People often greet each other with 中秋节快乐 (Zhōngqiū Jié kuàilè), Happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Example: 中秋节我们一家人一起吃月饼。(Zhōngqiū Jié wǒmen yì jiā rén yìqǐ chī yuèbing.) We eat mooncakes together as a family at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Break it into three parts: 中 (zhōng) middle, 秋 (qiū) autumn, and 节 (jié) festival. It is literally the festival in the middle of autumn, held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 秋 (qiū, autumn) with 春 (chūn, spring) and say 春节 (Chūn Jié) when they mean 中秋节. 春节 is the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, which is a different holiday.
中秋节 in example sentences
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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秋 qiū · autumn · 9 strokes
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节 jié · joint · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 中秋节.
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 节目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn |
Questions about 中秋节
What does 中秋节 mean?
中秋节 (Zhōngqiū Jié) means "the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 中秋节?
中秋节 is made of 3 characters: 中 (4 strokes), 秋 (9 strokes), 节 (5 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 中秋节 an HSK word?
Yes. 中秋节 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 中秋节 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 中秋节 is written 中秋節.
Can I just say 中秋 without 节?
Yes. In everyday speech people often shorten it to 中秋 (Zhōngqiū), as in 中秋快乐 (Zhōngqiū kuàilè). Both forms are common and natural.
Does 中秋节 fall on the same date every year?
It is always the 15th day of the 8th month on the lunar calendar, when the moon is full. On the Western calendar the date changes each year, usually landing in September or early October.