Culture Lesson #1: 中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival

月饼

yuè bǐng (mooncake)

团圆

tuán yuán (reunion)

赏月

shǎng yuè (admire/appreciate the moon)

中秋节

zhōng qiū jié (Mid-Autumn Festival; Moon Festival)

月亮

yuè liang (moon)

全家

quánjiā (quán-whole; jiā-family, whole family)

八月十五

bā yuè shí wǔ (August 15th)

农历

nóng lì (lunar calendar)

看

kàn (to look, to see, to read)

甜

tián (sweet, honeyed)

香

xiāng (smell good)

笑

xiào (to smile, laugh)

很久以前

hěn jiǔ yǐ qián (long time ago; once upon a time)

天上

tiān shàng (in the sky)

太阳

tài yang (sun）

皇帝

huángdì (emperor)

射日

Shè rì (shot the sun)

长生不老药

Chángshēng bùlǎo yào (Elixir of life)

偷

tōu (to steal)

偷吃

tōu chī (secretly eat)

姑娘

gūniang (girl in spoken language or literary works)

仙女

xiān nǚ (fairy)

嫦娥

cháng é (The moon lady, houyi's wife)

后羿

hòu yì (According to the legend, Houyi was an ancient Chinese hero who shot down nine suns in the sky.)

中秋节快乐

Zhōng qiū jié kuài lè! (Happy Mid-autumn Festival :)

吃好吃的月饼

Chī hǎo chī de yuè bǐng (eat delicious mooncakes :)

沙画

Shā huà (sand painting)

玉兔

yù tù (the jade rabbit on the moon, Chang'e's pet)

故事

gù shi (story)

诗

shī (poem; poetry)

歌曲

gēqǔ (song)

大闸蟹

dàzháxiè (crabs)

菊花

jú huā (chrysanthemum)

桂花

guì huā (Osmanthus)

代表

dàibiǎo (representative; to represent)