春节
HSK 2 (2021)
春节 (Chūnjié) · Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
春节 (Chūnjié) means “Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)”. It is written with 2 characters: 春 (spring) + 节 (measure word for classes). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 春节 is built
The characters
春 chūn · spring
What 春 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
节 jié · measure word for classes
What 节 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
Origin hint: Simplified form of 節; sections of bamboo ⺮ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
春节我们回家。Chūnjié wǒmen huí jiā.We go home for the Spring Festival.
你们春节吃饺子吗？Nǐmen Chūnjié chī jiǎozi ma?Do you eat dumplings at the Spring Festival?
Questions about 春节
What does 春节 mean?
春节 (Chūnjié) means “Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)”.
How do you pronounce 春节?
春节 is pronounced Chūnjié.
Which HSK level is 春节?
春节 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
- 春季chūnjìspring (season)
- 青春qīngchūnyouth
- 春chūnspring
- 节目jiémùprogram
- 节日jiérìfestival
- 音节yīnjiésyllable
- 节约jiéyuēto save
- 季节jìjiéseason
- 节省jiéshěngto save
Learn 春节 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.