Chinese Conversation · Level 19
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Chinese word
国庆节
Pronunciation
Pinyinguó qìng jié
Meaning
- nounNational Day
Example
国庆节是哪天？guó qìng jié shì nǎ tiān
When is National Day?
More examples
我们全家打算在国庆节去旅游。wǒ men quán jiā dǎ suàn zài guó qìng jié qù lǚ yóu
Our whole family plans to travel during National Day.
Core concept
A shared national occasion that turns an important state milestone into public ceremony and time off.
Common phrases
庆祝国庆节qìng zhù guó qìng jié
celebrate National Day
过国庆节guò guó qìng jié
spend National Day
国庆节假期guó qìng jié jià qī
National Day holiday
Similar words
国庆guó qìng: A common conversational short name for the National Day holiday.
黄金周huáng jīn zhōu: A long holiday period when people often travel or return to their hometowns.
国庆假期guó qìng jià qī: The set period of leave connected with National Day, often forming an official long break.
Definition in Chinese
国家为纪念成立或重大国事而定的正式节日，常伴随官方庆典与公众假期。guó jiā wèi jì niàn chéng lì huò zhòng dà guó shì ér dìng de zhèng shì jié rì cháng bàn suí guān fāng qìng diǎn yǔ gōng zhòng jià qī
Word origin
国庆节 (guóqìngjié, "National Day") is a transparent compound of 国 (guó, "nation"), 庆 (qìng, "celebrate"), and 节 (jié, "festival"), so its structure links national celebration with a named holiday.
Usage tips
- English speakers may hear National Day as one date, while Chinese conversations can use the term for the holiday break around that date, especially in plans and travel talk.
Other meanings
- founding anniversarynoun
- national holidaynoun
Opposites
- 平日píng rìweekdaynoun
- 工作日gōng zuò rìworkdaynoun
Related words
- 国庆guó qìngNational Daynoun
- 国庆假期guó qìng jià qīNational Day holidaynoun