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圣诞

Shèng dàn · sheng dan

Traditional 聖誕

Meaning

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  1. Christmas
  2. birthday of reigning Emperor
  3. Confucius' birthday
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Christmas wish

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)圣诞树(shèngdànshù)！

    Look, there is a Christmas tree in the cafe!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！圣诞节(shèngdànjié)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)。

    So pretty! Christmas is coming soon.

  3. Liangliang

    圣诞节(shèngdànjié)你(nǐ)想要(xiǎngyào)什么(shénme)礼物(lǐwù)？

    What gift do you want for Christmas?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想要(xiǎngyào)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)枕头(zhěntou)。

    I want a very big pillow.

  5. Liangliang

    枕头(zhěntou)？为什么(wèishénme)？

    A pillow? Why?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)圣诞节(shèngdànjié)那天(nàtiān)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)睡(shuì)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)。

    Because on Christmas Day, I want to sleep all day.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

圣(shèng)诞(dàn)姜(jiāng)饼(bǐng)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)传(chuán)统(tǒng)的(de)德(dé)国(guó)点(diǎn)心(xin)。

Christmas gingerbread, also called honey cake, is a traditional German dessert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunflower · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)前(qián)门(mén)上(shàng)挂(guà)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)花(huā)圈(quān)。

We hung a Christmas wreath on the front door.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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