贺岁档

賀歲檔

hèsuìdàng

noun

Meanings

1 Chinese New Year film release window
2 holiday season box-office slot

Characters

Examples

这部电影定档贺岁档。

Zhè bù diànyǐng dìngdàng hèsuìdàng.

The film is scheduled for the Chinese New Year release slot.

贺岁档竞争非常激烈。

Hèsuìdàng jìngzhēng fēicháng jīliè.

Competition in the New Year release window is fierce.

Tips

culture

The 贺岁档 runs roughly from mid-December through Lantern Festival and is the biggest box-office period in China. The genre of 贺岁片 (New Year comedies) was pioneered by Feng Xiaogang in the late 1990s.

Stroke Order

贺 hè

岁 suì

档 dàng