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圣诞节

Shèng dàn jié · sheng dan jie

Traditional 聖誕節

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. Christmas time
  2. Christmas season
  3. Christmas
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Christmas plans

  1. Dengdeng

    圣诞节(shèngdànjié)快到了(kuàidàole)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)怎么(zěnme)过(guò)？

    Christmas is coming. How do you want to spend it?

  2. Liangliang

    圣诞节(shèngdànjié)不(bù)放假(fàngjià)，我(wǒ)晚上(wǎnshang)和(hé)朋友(péngyou)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Christmas is not a day off. I will have dinner with friends in the evening.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)交换(jiāohuàn)礼物(lǐwù)吧(ba)！

    Let's exchange gifts too!

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，礼物(lǐwù)不能(bùnéng)超过(chāoguò)五十块(wǔshíkuài)。

    Okay, a gift can't cost more than fifty yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    五十块(wǔshíkuài)？那(nà)我(wǒ)送(sòng)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)苹果(píngguǒ)。圣诞节(shèngdànjié)的(de)苹果(píngguǒ)可(kě)不便宜(bùpiányi)！

    Fifty yuan? Then I will give you an apple. Christmas apples are not cheap!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

圣(Shèng)诞(dàn)节(jié)绝(jué)对(duì)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)节(jié)日(rì)。

Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

想(xiǎng)要(yào)什(shén)么(me)样(yàng)的(de)圣(Shèng)诞(dàn)节(jié)礼(lǐ)物(wù)呢(ne)？

What do you want for Christmas?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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