中元节

中元節

Zhōngyuánjié

noun

Meanings

1 Ghost Festival
2 Zhongyuan Festival (15th day of 7th lunar month)

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primary / origin

Examples

中元节那天人们会烧纸钱祭祖。

Zhōngyuánjié nà tiān rénmen huì shāo zhǐqián jìzǔ.

On the Ghost Festival, people burn paper money to honor their ancestors.

中元节在农历七月十五。

Zhōngyuánjié zài nónglì qī yuè shíwǔ.

The Ghost Festival falls on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month.

奶奶说中元节晚上最好别出门。

Nǎinai shuō Zhōngyuánjié wǎnshang zuìhǎo bié chūmén.

Grandma says it's best not to go out on Ghost Festival night.

Tips

culture

One of three 元 festivals of Chinese popular religion (上元=元宵, 中元, 下元). Folk belief holds that the gates of the underworld open this day and spirits visit the living; offerings of food and joss paper are made to appease wandering ghosts.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

元 yuán

节 jié