Meaning of 圣诞节
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- Christmas time
- Christmas season
- Christmas
How to use 圣诞节
圣诞节 refers to Christmas Day or the Christmas season, and is often paired with greetings or plans. A common greeting is 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè), Merry Christmas. Example: 你们圣诞节去哪儿？(Nǐmen Shèngdàn Jié qù nǎr?) Where are you going for Christmas?
Break it into three parts: 圣 (shèng) means holy or sacred, 诞 (dàn) means birth, and 节 (jié) means festival. So 圣诞节 is literally the holy birth festival, the day celebrating the birth of Jesus.
Common mistake: Learners often write 诞 (dàn) as 延 (yán, to extend) because they look alike. Remember that 诞 has the speech radical 讠 on the left. Also keep the fourth tones on both shèng and dàn.
圣诞节 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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圣 shèng · holy · 5 strokes
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诞 dàn · to give birth · 8 strokes
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节 jié · joint · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 圣诞节.
| 节目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari |
| 节日 | jiérì | holiday; festival |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable |
| 春节 | Chūnjié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 节约 | jiéyuē | to economize; to conserve (resources) |
| 细节 | xìjié | details; particulars |
| 季节 | jìjié | time; season |
| 节省 | jiéshěng | saving; to save |
| 情节 | qíngjié | circumstances; plot; storyline |
| 环节 | huánjié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated w |
| 调节 | tiáojié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 中秋节 | Zhōngqiū Jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
Questions about 圣诞节
What does 圣诞节 mean?
圣诞节 (Shèngdàn Jié) means "Christmas time; Christmas season" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 圣诞节?
圣诞节 is made of 3 characters: 圣 (5 strokes), 诞 (8 strokes), 节 (5 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 圣诞节 an HSK word?
Yes. 圣诞节 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 圣诞节 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 圣诞节 is written 聖誕節.
How do you say Merry Christmas in Chinese?
Say 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè). People usually drop 节 in this greeting.
What do you call Christmas Eve and Santa Claus in Chinese?
Christmas Eve is 平安夜 (Píng'ān Yè), literally peaceful night. Santa Claus is 圣诞老人 (Shèngdàn Lǎorén), literally the Christmas old man.