灯会

燈會
dēnghuì
noun #35,960

Meanings

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

Examples

Zìgòng de dēnghuì quánguó wénmíng.
Zigong's lantern festival is famous across China.
Yuánxiāojié wǒmen quánjiā qù kàn dēnghuì.
At the Lantern Festival our whole family goes to see the lantern show.

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

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