六月节
liùyuèjié
Juneteenth is expressed in Chinese as 六月节 (liùyuèjié).
This term is used as a name for the United States holiday celebrated on June 19, which commemorates the end of slavery.
Meaning: holiday celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is a literal combination of 六月 (June) and 节 (festival/holiday).
How do you pronounce it?
liùyuèjié
Did you know?
- In some formal Chinese translations, the phrase 黑人解放日 (Black Liberation Day) is used instead of 六月节 to make the purpose of the holiday immediately clear to readers.
- Chinese lacks a single native word for 'emancipation', so descriptions of Juneteenth often rely on 解放 (liberation), a word heavily associated with 20th-century political movements in China.
- The character 节 (jié) can also mean '節' in its traditional form, which refers to a segment or a joint, like a bamboo node.
Examples in context
- 明天是六月十九号，我们一起庆祝吧！Tomorrow is June nineteenth, let's celebrate together!
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing upcoming holidays in the US.
- 浩然 Haoran梓涵，你知道六月节是什么时候吗？Zǐhán, nǐ zhīdào Liùyuèjié shì shénme shíhou ma?Zihan, do you know when Juneteenth is?
- 梓涵 Zihan是在六月十九日。Shì zài liùyuè shíjiǔ rì.It is on June 19th.
- 浩然 Haoran那天我们要去参加游行。Nàtiān wǒmen yào qù cānjiā yóuxíng.We are going to a parade that day.
- 梓涵 Zihan听起来很不错，我也想去。Tīng qǐlái hěn búcuò, wǒ yě xiǎng qù.That sounds great, I want to go too.
