节
jié · festival / holiday💡 How to pronounce
j → like the 'j' in 'jeep'. ié → like 'yeh' with a rising tone.
📖 The Story
节 originally meant a bamboo joint — the segment of a bamboo stem. Over time, it came to mean a 'segment of time' — a moment of celebration. Festivals are the joints of the year — breaking points that give life structure and rhythm.
🎬 In Culture Today
There are festivals in every season in China: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming, Dragon Boat, Mid-Autumn, and more. Each festival has its own food, traditions, and meaning.
📝 Example Sentences
中秋节是团圆的日子。
Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for reunion.
节日快乐！
Happy holidays!