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节

To celebrate a festival in Chinese: 过节 (guò jié)

guò jié

to celebrate a festival

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 過節1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to celebrate a festival
  2. 2after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

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节

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

过节

Simplified

過節

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 过节的时候一家人都会团聚。

    guò jié de shí hòu yì jiā rén dōu huì tuán jù。

    During the festival the whole family gets together.

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Related words

过

guò

to cross

节

jié

joint

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

季节

jì jié

time

节目

jié mù

program

节日

jié rì

holiday

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

节约

jié yuē

to economize

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