庆祝
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
庆祝 (qìngzhù) · to celebrate
庆祝 (qìngzhù) means “to celebrate”. It is written with 2 characters: 庆 (to congratulate) + 祝 (to wish). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 庆祝 is built
The characters
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)
祝 zhù · to wish
What 祝 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A person 兄 praying before an altar 礻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们一起庆祝你的生日吧。Wǒmen yīqǐ qìngzhù nǐ de shēngrì ba.Let's celebrate your birthday together.
你们怎么庆祝新年？Nǐmen zěnme qìngzhù xīnnián?How do you celebrate the New Year?
Questions about 庆祝
What does 庆祝 mean?
庆祝 (qìngzhù) means “to celebrate”.
How do you pronounce 庆祝?
庆祝 is pronounced qìngzhù.
Which HSK level is 庆祝?
庆祝 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 国庆guóqìngNational Day
- 国庆节GuóqìngjiéNational Day (October 1st in China)
- 祝福zhùfúblessing
- 祝贺zhùhèto congratulate
- 祝zhùto wish
Learn 庆祝 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.