Chinese Language Learning Program Supplement Lesson --Chinese Lantern Festival

Chinese Language Learning Program

Supplement Lesson – Chinese Lantern Festival

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about吧 (bā) and 吗 (mā) in Chinese. Today, we will have a supplement lesson. This lesson we will talk about Chinese Lantern Festival.

See more information about the Chinese Lantern Festival, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival (including the history and some traditional practice in this day.)

Let's see some Chinese characters related to this Lantern Festival:

  

yuán xiāo jié

  元      宵   节(Yuánxiāo Festival, Lantern Festival)

tāng yuán

  汤     圆 (Tang-yuan, sweet dumplings)  

dēng huì

   灯    会(lantern show)

mí yǔ

谜 语(riddle)

cāi dēng mí

 猜    灯   谜(guess lantern riddles)

wǔ shī

 舞  狮(lion dancing)

wǔ lóng

舞    龙(dragon dancing)

yuán xiāo jié kuài lè!

  元     宵   节    快  乐！

(Happy Yuanxiao Festival!)

Today’s idiom is related the Chinese Lantern Festival:

zhāng dēng jié cǎi

    张      灯    结  彩

(decorate [be decorated] with lanterns [lights] and colored hangings [streamers])

jiē shàng zhāng dēng jié cǎi zhǔn bèi qìng zhù.

街     上        张        灯    结  彩   准     备    庆     祝。

(The streets are all decorated with lanterns and festoons for the celebration.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)