Chinese Vocabulary and Grammar for Festival and Cultural Terms

To be selected

入选 (rùxuǎn)

Mugwort

艾草 (àicǎo)

Rice dumpling

粽子 (zòngzi)

To meet

见面 (jiànmiàn)

Dragon Boat Festival

端午 (duānwǔ)

About

关于 (guānyú)

Dragon boat racing

赛龙舟 (sàilóngzhōu)

Sachet

香包 (xiāngbāo)

To spread

流传 (liúchuán)

Region

地区 (dìqū)

Qu Yuan

屈原 (qūyuán)

To hold

举办 (jǔbàn)

Every household

家家户户 (jiājiāhùhù)

Men and women, old and young

男女老少 (nánnǚlǎoshào)

Tradition

传统 (chuántǒng)

Health and peace

安康 (ānkāng)

Custom

习俗 (xísú)

Folk customs

民俗 (mínsú)

In recent years

近年来 (jìnniánlái)

To commemorate

纪念 (jìniàn)

To make

制作 (zhìzuò)

Legend

传说 (chuánshuō)

Moment

时刻 (shíkè)

Blessing

祝福 (zhùfú)

Local

当地 (dāngdì)

To hang

挂 (guà)

To wear

戴 (dài)

Scale

规模 (guīmó)

Well-received

备受欢迎 (bèishòu huānyíng)

Not only..., but also...

不只是...，也是... (bù zhǐ shì...，yě shì...)

Besides..., also...

除了...还... (chúle...hái...)