节日/節日 jiérì — festival, public holiday

Meanings

1. 1

   festival, public holiday

   A day the whole community marks — 春节, 中秋节, the first of May. It is not a day off you take yourself: a personal holiday is 假, and a birthday is 生日.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 日

  rì (fourth tone, falling)

  sun; day; day of the month in a written date

  4 strokesRadical 日

Example sentences

• 春节是中国最重要的节日。/春節是中國最重要的節日。Chūnjié (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) zuì (fourth tone, falling) zhòngyào (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) jiérì. (second tone, rising)···

  Spring Festival is China’s most important holiday.

• 节日的时候，街道上人很多。/節日的時候，街道上人很多。Jiérì (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shíhou, (second tone, rising) jiēdào (first tone, high and level) shang (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō. (first tone, high and level)···

  At festival time the streets are crowded.

Similar words

Words containing 日

• 生日shēngrì (first tone, high and level)birthday