狂欢节 (kuánghuānjié): carnival

Measure Word

一个狂欢节 gè

Meanings

1 carnival
2 festival of revelry

Characters

Examples

巴西的狂欢节世界闻名。

Bāxī de kuánghuānjié shìjiè wénmíng.

Brazil's carnival is world-famous.

狂欢节期间有很多游行活动。

Kuánghuānjié qījiān yǒu hěnduō yóuxíng huódòng.

There are many parades during carnival.

Tips

culture

In Chinese, 狂欢节 most often refers to the Brazilian Carnival (Mardi Gras season), but can be used for any carnival-type festival.

Stroke Order

狂 kuáng

欢 huān

节 jié

Related Words

狂欢 kuánghuān HSK 7-9 #4,270

to revel / to party wildly / revelry

狂欢夜 kuánghuānyè #32,104

carnival night / night of revelry / the eve (of a festival, e.g. Christmas Eve)

狂热 kuángrè HSK 7-9 #4,684

fanatical / zealous / feverish

过节 guòjié HSK 7-9 #8,570

to celebrate a holiday / to observe a festival

欢呼 huānhū HSK 7-9 #3,323

to cheer / to hail / to acclaim

关节 guānjié HSK 7-9 #8,013

joint (anatomy) / key point; crux

欢快 huānkuài HSK 7-9 #10,816

cheerful; lively; merry / upbeat (of music, atmosphere)

狂 kuáng HSK 5 #1,489

mad; crazy; insane / wild; violent; unrestrained / wildly; frantically (as intensifier)

节日 jiérì HSK 2 #3,670

holiday; festival

节 jié HSK 2 #1,396

festival; holiday / section; segment / measure word for classes/periods