贺岁档

賀歲檔
hèsuìdàng
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Hèsuìdàng jìngzhēng fēicháng jīliè.
Competition in the New Year release window is fierce.
HSK 6
Zhèbù diànyǐng dìng dàng hèsuìdàng.
The film is scheduled for the Chinese New Year release slot.

Tips

culture
The 贺岁档 runs roughly from mid-December through the 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

suì
dàng