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过节

guò jié · guo jie

Traditional 過節

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to celebrate a festival
  2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
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In a conversation

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Holiday train tickets

  1. Liangliang

    过节(guòjié)你(nǐ)回家(huíjiā)吗(ma)？

    Are you going home for the holiday?

  2. Dengdeng

    回(huí)，过节(guòjié)要(yào)和(hé)家人(jiārén)一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Yes. At the holiday we eat with family.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)回家(huíjiā)，可是(kěshì)过节(guòjié)的(de)车票(chēpiào)没有(méiyǒu)了(le)。

    I want to go too, but the holiday tickets are gone.

  4. Dengdeng

    过节(guòjié)的(de)票(piào)很(hěn)难(nán)买(mǎi)。

    Holiday tickets are hard to get.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)回去(huíqu)吧(ba)。

    Then I will cycle home.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)一千(yīqiān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Your home is a thousand kilometres away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

过(guò)年(nián)过(guò)节(jié)时(shí)，他(tā)总(zǒng)是(shì)来(lái)慰(wèi)劳(láo)。

He always comes to show his appreciation during the New Year and holidays.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)全(quán)家(jiā)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)奶(nǎi)奶(nǎi)家(jiā)过(guò)节(jié)。

Our whole family plans to go to Grandma's house to celebrate the holiday.

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