七夕节 · Qixi Festival
China's Valentine's Day: the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the magpie bridge, and the words for dates, gifts and confessions. Written by XiaoZhuJian for the Qixi Festival.
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- 七夕节
- qī xī jié
- Qixi Festival
- 情人节
- qíng rén jié
- Valentine's Day
七夕节被叫做中国的情人节。
qī xī jié bèi jiào zuò zhōng guó de qíng rén jié
Qixi is known as China's Valentine's Day.
- 牛郎
- niú láng
- the Cowherd (of the legend)
- 织女
- zhī nǚ
- the Weaver Girl (of the legend)
牛郎和织女每年只能在七夕见一次面。
niú láng hé zhī nǚ měi nián zhǐ néng zài qī xī jiàn yí cì miàn
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can only meet once a year, on Qixi.
- 鹊桥
- què qiáo
- magpie bridge
- 银河
- yín hé
- the Milky Way
传说喜鹊会在银河上搭一座鹊桥。
chuán shuō xǐ què huì zài yín hé shang dā yí zuò què qiáo
Legend has it that magpies build a bridge across the Milky Way.
- 约会
- yuē huì
- to go on a date; a date
- 情侣
- qíng lǚ
- couple (romantic)
七夕晚上，餐厅里都是来约会的情侣。
qī xī wǎn shang cān tīng li dōu shì lái yuē huì de qíng lǚ
On the evening of Qixi, the restaurants are full of couples on dates.
- 浪漫
- làng màn
- romantic
- 惊喜
- jīng xǐ
- surprise
他准备了一束玫瑰，想给女朋友一个浪漫的惊喜。
tā zhǔn bèi le yí shù méi guī xiǎng gěi nǚ péng you yí ge làng màn de jīng xǐ
He has a bunch of roses ready — he wants to give his girlfriend a romantic surprise.
- 表白
- biǎo bái
- to confess one's feelings (to someone)
他打算在七夕那天向她表白。
tā dǎ suàn zài qī xī nà tiān xiàng tā biǎo bái
He plans to tell her how he feels on Qixi.
- 礼物
- lǐ wù
- gift; present
你七夕收到了什么礼物？
nǐ qī xī shōu dào le shén me lǐ wù
What did you get for Qixi?
- 单身
- dān shēn
- single (not in a relationship)
我还是单身，七夕就在家看电影吧。
wǒ hái shi dān shēn qī xī jiù zài jiā kàn diàn yǐng ba
I'm still single, so I'll just stay in and watch a film on Qixi.