端午节 meaning in English
Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
Meaning of 端午节
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- Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
How to use 端午节
端午节 names the Dragon Boat Festival, when people race dragon boats and eat 粽子 (zòngzi), sticky rice wrapped in leaves. People often shorten it to 端午 (Duānwǔ). Example: 端午节我们去看龙舟比赛。(Duānwǔ Jié wǒmen qù kàn lóngzhōu bǐsài.) We go to watch the dragon boat races at the Dragon Boat Festival.
端 (duān) means beginning, 午 (wǔ) is the noon hour you know from 中午 (zhōngwǔ), and 节 (jié) means festival, as in 节目 (jiémù). Picture boats racing at the start of the fifth month, so the festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
Common mistake: Learners often write 午 (wǔ) as 牛 (niú, cow). 午 has no stroke poking out above the top line. Also keep 端 in the first tone, duān, not duàn.
端午节 in example sentences
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端 duān · tip · 14 strokes
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午 wǔ · noon · 4 strokes
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节 jié · joint · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 端午节.
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning |
| 节目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari |
| 午餐 | wǔcān | lunch; luncheon |
| 节日 | jiérì | holiday; festival |
| 午睡 | wǔshuì | to take a nap in the afternoon |
| 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 |
Questions about 端午节
What does 端午节 mean?
端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié) means "Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 端午节?
端午节 is made of 3 characters: 端 (14 strokes), 午 (4 strokes), 节 (5 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 端午节 an HSK word?
Yes. 端午节 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 端午节 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 端午节 is written 端午節.
What do you say to wish someone a happy Dragon Boat Festival?
A common greeting is 端午安康 (Duānwǔ ānkāng), which wishes someone peace and health. You will also hear 端午节快乐 (Duānwǔ Jié kuàilè), happy Dragon Boat Festival.
Does 午 in 端午节 mean noon here?
Not in this name. In everyday words like 中午 and 午饭, 午 refers to the midday hour. In 端午节 it is linked to the date of the festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, so it does not mean the festival happens at noon.