独立日
dúlìrì
In Chinese, "independence day" is 独立日 (dúlìrì).
When referring more generally to a national celebration or a national day, you might use the term 国庆.
Meaning: holiday (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The term 独立日 is composed of 独立 (dúlì), meaning 'independence' and 日 (rì), meaning 'day'.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
dúlìrì
Did you know?
- The word 独立 (dúlì) shares a root with the word for 'standing alone'. It describes not just a political state, but the physical or mental act of standing on one's own two feet.
- The character 日 (rì) used in 独立日 is a pictograph that originally represented the sun. In modern Chinese, it serves as both the word for 'sun' and the word for 'day'.
- In formal Chinese writing, the word 日 (rì) is used for dates, but in spoken Mandarin, people usually replace it with 号 (hào) when saying a specific day of the month.
Examples in context
- 今天是美国的独立日。Today is the Independence Day of the United States.
- 印度的独立日是八月十五号。India's Independence Day is on August 15th.
- 巴西的国庆日是九月七号。Brazil's Independence Day is on September 7th.
- 独立日那天会有烟花。Dúlìrì nèitiān huì yǒu yānhuā.There will be fireworks on independence day.
- 你打算怎么过独立日？Nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme guò dúlìrì?How do you plan to spend independence day?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about upcoming holiday plans.
- 志强 Zhiqiang明天是独立日吗？Míngtiān shì dúlìrì ma?Is tomorrow independence day?
- 梓涵 Zihan是的，非常重要的节日。Shì de, fēicháng zhòngyào de jiérì.Yes, it is a very important holiday.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那我们要去参加派对吗？Nà wǒmen yào qù cānjiā pàiduì ma?Then should we go to a party?
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，我正想问你呢。Hǎo a, wǒ zhèng xiǎng wèn nǐ ne.Sure, I was just about to ask you.
