国庆
HSK 3 (2021)
国庆 (guóqìng) · National Day
国庆 (guóqìng) means “National Day”. It is written with 2 characters: 国 (country) + 庆 (to congratulate). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 国庆 is built
The characters
国 guó · country
What 国 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
Origin hint: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
庆 qìng · to congratulate
What 庆 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A great 大 celebration in a house 广 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
国庆节我们去旅游。Guóqìng Jié wǒmen qù lǚyóu.We are going traveling over the National Day holiday.
国庆你回家吗？Guóqìng nǐ huí jiā ma?Are you going home for National Day?
Questions about 国庆
What does 国庆 mean?
国庆 (guóqìng) means “National Day”.
How do you pronounce 国庆?
国庆 is pronounced guóqìng.
Which HSK level is 国庆?
国庆 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 国际guójìinternational
- 回国huíguóto return to one's country
- 全国quánguóthe whole country
- 国内guónèidomestic
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
Learn 国庆 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.