中秋节快乐
zhōngqiūjié kuàilè
中秋节快乐 (zhōngqiūjié kuàilè) is the Chinese way to say happy moon festival.
中秋节快乐 is the standard way to wish someone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival during the holiday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 中秋节 (Mid-Autumn Festival) and 快乐 (happy).
Which one should you use?
A common, slightly more concise way to say the same thing is to omit the 节 (festival) character, resulting in 中秋快乐.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Chinese, the adjective 快乐 (happy) follows the noun it modifies to form a greeting.
How do you pronounce it?
zhōngqiūjié kuàilè
Did you know?
- While 中秋节快乐 is the greeting, the festival is rooted in the legend of Chang'e, a moon goddess who floated to the moon after drinking an elixir of immortality.
- The character 圆 in related reunion greetings means 'round' or 'circular'. This creates a visual linguistic link between the shape of the full moon and the idea of a family being complete.
- Eating mooncakes is the primary custom associated with this greeting, and these cakes often contain a salted duck egg yolk to represent the full moon.
Examples in context
- 中秋节快乐。Happy Moon Festival!This sentence is useful for expressing the greeting 中秋节快乐.Tatoeba #1878299 by sadhen, translation #1878445 by shanghainese
- 祝你中秋节快乐。Zhù nǐ Zhōngqiūjié kuàilè.I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 大家中秋节快乐！Dàjiā Zhōngqiūjié kuàilè!Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone!
Example conversation
Junjie calls Xiaowen to send holiday greetings.
- 俊杰 Junjie晓雯，中秋节快乐！Xiǎowén, Zhōngqiūjié kuàilè!Xiaowen, happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
- 晓雯 Xiaowen谢谢俊杰，也祝你中秋节快乐。Xièxiè Jùnjié, yě zhù nǐ Zhōngqiūjié kuàilè.Thanks Junjie, happy Mid-Autumn Festival to you too.
- 俊杰 Junjie你今天打算做什么？Nǐ jīntiān dǎsuàn zuò shénme?What do you plan to do today?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我打算和家人一起吃月饼。Wǒ dǎsuàn hé jiārén yìqǐ chī yuèbǐng.I plan to eat mooncakes with my family.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
