中秋节 · Mid-Autumn Festival
Mooncakes, the full moon and family reunions — and the legend of Chang'e who lives on it. Written by XiaoZhuJian for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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- 中秋节
- zhōng qiū jié
- Mid-Autumn Festival
每年农历八月十五是中秋节。
měi nián nóng lì bā yuè shí wǔ shì zhōng qiū jié
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year.
- 月饼
- yuè bǐng
- mooncake
你喜欢吃什么馅的月饼？
nǐ xǐ huan chī shén me xiàn de yuè bǐng
What filling do you like in your mooncakes?
- 赏月
- shǎng yuè
- to admire the moon
吃完晚饭，我们一家人到院子里赏月。
chī wán wǎn fàn wǒ men yì jiā rén dào yuàn zi li shǎng yuè
After dinner, our whole family went out into the courtyard to admire the moon.
- 团圆
- tuán yuán
- to be reunited (as a family); reunion
中秋节是一家人团圆的日子。
zhōng qiū jié shì yì jiā rén tuán yuán de rì zi
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for the whole family to be together.
- 月亮
- yuè liang
- the moon
- 圆
- yuán
- round; (of the moon) full
今晚的月亮又大又圆。
jīn wǎn de yuè liang yòu dà yòu yuán
Tonight the moon is big and full.
- 嫦娥
- cháng é
- Chang'e (goddess of the moon)
- 玉兔
- yù tù
- the Jade Rabbit (of the moon)
传说月亮上住着嫦娥和玉兔。
chuán shuō yuè liang shang zhù zhe cháng é hé yù tù
Legend has it that Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit live on the moon.
- 思念
- sī niàn
- to miss; to long for
- 家乡
- jiā xiāng
- hometown
每到中秋，在外地工作的人都特别思念家乡。
měi dào zhōng qiū zài wài dì gōng zuò de rén dōu tè bié sī niàn jiā xiāng
Every Mid-Autumn, people working away from home miss their hometowns most of all.
- 中秋快乐
- zhōng qiū kuài lè
- Happy Mid-Autumn Festival (greeting)
祝你和家人中秋快乐！
zhù nǐ hé jiā rén zhōng qiū kuài lè
Wishing you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!