节日

节日 jiérì

Holiday

节日 in a sentence HSK 3 繁體節日 jieri

What 节日 means

Holiday

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Character by character

节日 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

节

jié

Festival (verse - save)

日

rì

Day (date - sun - Japan - day of the month)

Words that share a character with 节日

How to write 节日

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节日 in a sentence

春节是中国最重要的节日。

Chūnjié shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de jiérì.

Spring Festival is China's most important holiday.

节日的时候，街道上人很多。

Jiérì de shíhou, jiēdào shàng rén hěn duō.

During the holidays the streets are crowded.

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Questions about 节日

What does 节日 mean in English?

节日 is pronounced jiérì and means Holiday.

How do you pronounce 节日?

节日 is jiérì in pinyin — written jieri without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 节日?

节日 is written with 2 characters: 节 (jié) Festival (verse - save), 日 (rì) Day (date - sun - Japan - day of the month). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 节日 written in traditional Chinese?

節日. The simplified form 节日 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 節日 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiérì.

Is 节日 an HSK word?

Yes — 节日 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

Studied around the same time

脚 jiǎo 接 jiē 街道 jiēdào 节目 jiémù 结婚 jiéhūn 结束 jiéshù 解决 jiějué 借 jiè

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