Chinese
qīngmíngjié
Meaning: Qingming Festival; Tomb-Sweeping Day
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

清明節是中國人祭祖和掃墓的傳統節日。
清明节是中国人祭祖和扫墓的传统节日。
The Qingming Festival is a traditional festival for Chinese people to worship their ancestors and sweep tombs.
他每年清明節都會去掃墓。
He goes to sweep the grave every Qingming Festival.
清明節是祭祖的節日。
Qingming Festival is a festival for worshipping ancestors.
每年清明節,全家人都會到山坡上祭掃祖先的墳。
Every year during the Qingming Festival, the whole family goes to the hillside to sweep the ancestors' graves.
他們每年清明節都會去家族墓地掃墓。
They go to the family graveyard to sweep the graves every Qingming Festival.

Usage Notes

A traditional Chinese festival occurring around April 5th, focused on ancestral veneration.

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