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元宵

yuán xiāo

A2 Level 4*

元宵 (yuán xiāo) is a Chinese word meaning “Lantern Festival”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. Lantern Festival
  2. night of the 15th of the first lunar month
  3. see also 元夜
  4. sticky rice dumplings

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Example

元宵節大家會吃湯圓、看花燈。

During the Lantern Festival, people eat rice balls and view lanterns.

Related words at this level

原本元旦原諒原味圓形原則月光樂團

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).