chūn jié
spring festival; chinese new year
春节到了，家家户户都贴上了春联。
chūn jié dào le, jiā jiā hù hù dōu tiē shàng le chūn lián.
Spring Festival is here, and every household has put up Spring Festival couplets.
春节期间，人们会走亲访友，互相拜年。
chūn jié qī jiān, rén men huì zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu, hù xiāng bài nián.
During the Spring Festival, people will visit relatives and friends and greet each other.
春节是中国的传统节日，也是最重要的节日之一。
chūn jié shì zhōng guó de chuán tǒng jié rì, yě shì zuì zhòng yào de jié rì zhī yī.
Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and one of the most important festivals.
新年 (xīn nián)
New Year
农历新年 (nóng lì xīn nián)
Lunar New Year
中秋节 (zhōngqiū jié)
Mid-Autumn Festival
端午节 (duānwǔ jié)
Dragon Boat Festival
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The Chinese word 春节 (Chūnjié), also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival in China. It marks the beginning of the new year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. The word 春节 is composed of two characters: 春 (chūn), meaning "spring", and 节 (jié), meaning "festival".The character 春 (chūn) is composed of two parts: 日 (rì), meaning "sun", and 屯 (tún), meaning "to emerge". This character symbolizes the emergence of the sun in the spring, which brings warmth and new life to the earth.The character 节 (jié) is composed of two parts: 糸 (mì), meaning "silk", and 竹 (zhú), meaning "bamboo". This character originally meant "a bamboo slip used for writing", but it later came to be used to refer to a "festival" or "holiday".The combination of the characters 春 (chūn) and 节 (jié) forms the word 春节 (Chūnjié), which means "Spring Festival". This festival is celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month, which usually falls in late January or early February. During the Spring Festival, people celebrate the arrival of spring and the new year with family gatherings, feasts, fireworks, and other festive activities.
