灯会

燈會

dēnghuì

noun #35,960

Meanings

1 lantern festival
2 lantern carnival (held during Lantern Festival)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

元宵节我们全家去看灯会。

Yuánxiāojié wǒmen quánjiā qù kàn dēnghuì.

At the Lantern Festival our whole family goes to see the lantern show.

HSK 7-9

自贡的灯会全国闻名。

Zìgòng de dēnghuì quánguó wénmíng.

Zigong's lantern festival is famous across China.

Tips

culture

Held around 元宵节 (Lantern Festival, 15th day of the first lunar month) with giant illuminated lantern sculptures, dragon and lion dances, stilt walking, and riddles pinned to lanterns (猜灯谜). Zigong in Sichuan runs the best-known modern 灯会.

Stroke Order

灯 dēng

会 huì