Meaning of 国庆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- National Day
How to use 国庆
In mainland China, 国庆 usually refers to October 1, and people often say 国庆节 (Guóqìng Jié) for the holiday itself. It comes up a lot when people talk about travel and time off. Example: 国庆你去哪儿玩？(Guóqìng nǐ qù nǎr wán?) Where are you going for National Day?
国 (guó) means country, and 庆 (qìng) means to celebrate, as in 庆祝 (qìngzhù). Put them together and you get the day a country celebrates itself: National Day.
Common mistake: Learners often read 庆 with a rising tone or confuse it with 青 (qīng) or 请 (qǐng). 庆 is fourth tone, qìng. Also, 庆 is written with 广 on top of 大, so do not mix it up with 床 (chuáng) or 应 (yīng).
国庆 in example sentences
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国 guó · country · 8 strokes
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庆 qìng · to congratulate · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 国庆.
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 国际 | guójì | international |
| 全国 | quánguó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad; to leave the country |
| 回国 | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 庆祝 | qìngzhù | to celebrate |
| 国内 | guó nèi | domestic; internal (to a country) |
| 联合国 | Liánhéguó | United Nations |
| 爱国 | àiguó | to love one's country; patriotic |
Questions about 国庆
What does 国庆 mean?
国庆 (guóqìng) means "National Day" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 国庆?
国庆 is made of 2 characters: 国 (8 strokes), 庆 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 国庆 an HSK word?
Yes. 国庆 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 国庆 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 国庆 is written 國慶.
What is the 国庆 holiday period called in China?
The week-long break around October 1 is often called 黄金周 (huángjīn zhōu), Golden Week. It is one of the busiest travel times of the year.
Can 国庆 be used for other countries' national days?
Yes. You can say 美国国庆 (Měiguó guóqìng) for the US national day, for example. On its own without a country name, it usually means China's National Day.