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宵 xiāo

night, evening, darkness

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10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
宀
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 宀肖 ⿱宀肖

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  1. 元宵节那天我们全家一起吃元宵。
    Yuánxiāo Jié nà tiān wǒmen quánjiā yìqǐ chī yuánxiāo.
    On the day of the Lantern Festival, our whole family eats yuanxiao together.
    Lantern-Festival that day we whole-family together eat yuanxiao(sweet-dumpling)
  2. 你知道元宵节是哪一天吗？
    Nǐ zhīdào Yuánxiāo Jié shì nǎ yì tiān ma?
    Do you know what day the Lantern Festival is?
    you know Lantern-Festival is which one day (question)
  3. 元宵节晚上大家会去看花灯。
    Yuánxiāo Jié wǎnshang dàjiā huì qù kàn huādēng.
    On the evening of the Lantern Festival, everyone goes to see the lanterns.
    Lantern-Festival evening everyone will go see lantern
  4. 今年元宵节我没有回家。
    Jīnnián Yuánxiāo Jié wǒ méiyǒu huí jiā.
    This year I didn't go home for the Lantern Festival.
    this-year Lantern-Festival I not-have return home
  5. 除夕之后，就是春节，然后是元宵节。
    Chúxī zhīhòu, jiùshì Chūnjié, ránhòu shì Yuánxiāo Jié.
    After New Year's Eve comes the Spring Festival, then the Lantern Festival.
    New-Year's-Eve after, is-exactly Spring-Festival, then is Lantern-Festival

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