中元节

中元節

Zhōngyuánjié

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

primary / origin

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 7-9

中元节那天人们会烧纸钱祭祖。

Zhōngyuánjié nàtiān rénmen huì shāozhǐ qián jìzǔ.

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

HSK 7-9

中元节在农历七月十五。

Zhōngyuánjié zài nónglì qīyuè shíwǔ.

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

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