元宵
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

元宵

yuánxiāo

Lantern Festival

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

Lantern Festival

02

night of the 15th of the first lunar month

03

sticky rice dumplings

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 元宵

What does 元宵 mean in Chinese?

元宵 (yuánxiāo) means Lantern Festival.

How do you pronounce 元宵?

元宵 is pronounced yuánxiāo.

Is 元宵 an HSK word?

元宵 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 元宵?

元宵 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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