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Christmas in China? 中国人过圣诞节吗?

Christmas in China? 中国人过圣诞节吗?

Episode 39 Published 4 years ago
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In this Mandarin episode, I talk about the perennial question: Do Chinese people celebrate Christmas?  I try to first define celebrate in terms of whether we treat Christmas as a religious holiday. If so, then most Chinese don't celebrate Christmas in that sense. However, if we broaden the concept of Christmas as a holiday celebration for friends and family to get together and have a good time, then a lot of Chinese do participate. If you celebrate Christmas in any shape or form, I wish you a Merry Christmas!

Some useful expressions: 

  1.  | 圣诞节 | Shèngdàn jié: Christmas
  2.  | 定义 | dìngyì: define, definition
  3.  | 宗教意义 | zōngjiào yìyì: religious meaning
  4.  | 毕竟 | bìjìng: after all
  5.  | 信教 | xìnjiào: believe in religion (usually referring to Christianity)
  6.  | 放宽 | fàngkuān: broaden, let expand
  7.  | 当成 | dàngchéng: regard as
  8.  | 传统 | chuántǒng: tradition, traditional
  9.  | 阖家团圆 | hé jiā tuányuán: family reunion
  10.  | 聚会 | jùhuì: party, get-together
  11.  | 装饰 | zhuāngshì: decorate, decoration
  12.  | 圣诞树 | shèngdànshù: Christmas Tree
  13.  | 集市 | jí shì: market (esp. with street vendors, outdoor market)
  14.  | 种类 | zhǒnglèi: variety, type
  15.  | 口味 | kǒuwèi: taste, flavor
  16.  | 增加 | zēngjiā: increase, add to
  17.  | 气氛 | qìfēn: atomsphere
  18.  | 年轻人 | niánqīng rén: young people
  19.  | 专利 | zhuānlì: patent, specialty, limited to certain group
  20.  | 普及 | pǔjí: widespread
  21.  | 互赠礼物 | hù zèng lǐwù: exchange gifts
  22.  | 欢聚 | huānjù: happily gather
  23.  | 郑重其事 | zhèngzhòng qí shì: take something seriously, solemnly 
  24.  | 大张旗鼓 | dàzhāngqígǔ: on a big scale, in a big way 
  25.  | 相通 | xiāngtōng: universal, interconnected, shared
  26.  | 年龄 | niánlíng: age
  27.  | 享受 | xiǎngshòu: enjoy

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