光棍节 光棍節
光棍节 光棍節 Guāng gùn jié ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwong1 gwan3 zit3
- Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
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光
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 光亮 guāng liàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gwong1 loeng6 bright
- 光彩 guāng cǎi ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇ gwong1 coi2 luster
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
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- 光荣 光榮 guāng róng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gwong1 wing4 honor and glory
- 光滑 guāng huá ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˊ gwong1 waat6 glossy; sleek; smooth
- 光泽 光澤 guāng zé ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄜˊ gwong1 zaak6 luster
- 光环 光環 guāng huán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwong1 waan4 ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
- 光盘 光盤 guāng pán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄢˊ gwong1 pun4 compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
- 光碟 guāng dié ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄧㄝˊ gwong1 dip2 optical disc
- 光线 光線 guāng xiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gwong1 sin3 light ray
- 光缆 光纜 guāng lǎn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄢˇ gwong1 laam6 optical cable
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 光芒 guāng máng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ gwong1 mong4 rays of light
- 光辉 光輝 guāng huī ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄟ gwong1 fai1 radiance
- 光顾 光顧 guāng gù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨˋ gwong1 gu3 to visit (as a customer)
- 采光 採光 cǎi guāng ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄤ coi2 gwong1 to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
- 星光 xīng guāng ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 时光 時光 shí guāng ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄤ si4 gwong1 time
棍
- 棍子 gùn zi ㄍㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄗ gwan3 zi2 stick; rod
- 冰棍儿 冰棍兒 bīng gùn r ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄦ bing1 gwan3 ji4 ice lolly
- 光棍 guāng gùn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋ gwong1 gwan3 gangster; hoodlum
- 冰棍 bīng gùn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄣˋ bing1 gwan3 popsicle
- 夹棍 夾棍 jiā gùn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄣˋ gaap3 gwan3 leg vise (torture instrument)
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- 恶棍 惡棍 è gùn ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ok3 gwan3 scoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
- 拐棍 guǎi gùn ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ gwaai2 gwan3 cane
- 撬棍 qiào gùn ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄣˋ giu6 gun4 crowbar
- 曲棍 qū gùn ㄑㄩ ㄍㄨㄣˋ kuk1 gwan3 bent stick
- 木棍 mù gùn ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄣˋ muk6 gwan3 wooden stick
- 棍杖 gùn zhàng ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄓㄤˋ gwan3 zoeng6 staff; rod
- 棍棒 gùn bàng ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄤˋ gwan3 paang5 club; staff; stick
- 法棍 Fǎ gùn ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ faat3 gwan3 baguette (bread)
- 淫棍 yín gùn ㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ jam4 gwan3 womanizer; lecher
- 球棍 qiú gùn ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ kau4 gwan3 (sport) club
- 甩棍 shuǎi gùn ㄕㄨㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ expandable baton
- 结棍 結棍 jié gùn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ (Wu dialect) sturdy
- 警棍 jǐng gùn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ging2 gwan3 police truncheon
- 赌棍 賭棍 dǔ gùn ㄉㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ dou2 gwan3 hardened gambler; professional gambler
- 长棍 長棍 cháng gùn ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ coeng4 gwan3 baguette
节 節
- 佳节 佳節 jiā jié ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaai1 zit3 festive day
- 使节 使節 shǐ jié ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si3 zit3 (diplomatic) envoy
- 季节 季節 jì jié ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai3 zit3 time
- 情节 情節 qíng jié ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cing4 zit3 circumstances
- 春节 春節 Chūn jié ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ceon1 zit3 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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- 时节 時節 shí jié ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si4 zit3 season; time
- 环节 環節 huán jié ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waan4 zit3 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
- 礼节 禮節 lǐ jié ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ lai5 zit3 etiquette
- 节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zit3 gim6 frugal; economical
- 节奏 節奏 jié zòu ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄡˋ zit3 zau3 rhythm
- 节庆 節慶 jié qìng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ zit3 hing3 festival
- 节日 節日 jié rì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖˋ zit3 jat6 holiday
- 节气 節氣 jié qi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄑㄧ zit3 hei3 solar term
- 节水 節水 jié shuǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ zit3 seoi2 to save water
- 节目 節目 jié mù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ zit3 muk6 (TV or radio) program; show
- 节省 節省 jié shěng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇ zit3 saang2 saving
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 节能 節能 jié néng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄥˊ zit3 nang4 to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
- 细节 細節 xì jié ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ sai3 zit3 details; particulars
- 脱节 脫節 tuō jié ㄊㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄝˊ tyut3 zit3 to come apart
Idioms with these characters
- 波光粼粼 bō guāng lín lín ㄅㄛ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bo1 gwong1 leon4 leon4 (idiom) (of water) shimmering with ripples; glistening
- 春光乍泄 chūn guāng zhà xiè ㄔㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ceon1 gwong1 zaa3 sit3 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
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- 电光朝露 電光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ din6 gwong1 ziu1 lou6 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
- 风光旖旎 風光旖旎 fēng guāng yǐ nǐ ㄈㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧˇ ㄋㄧˇ (idiom) idyllic scenery; picturesque landscape
- 浮光掠影 fú guāng lüè yǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ fau4 gwong1 loek6 jing2 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
- 光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ gwong1 fung1 zai3 jyut6 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
- 光芒万丈 光芒萬丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6 (idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
- 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gwong1 ming4 leoi5 lok6 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 高风峻节 高風峻節 gāo fēng jùn jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 zeon3 zit3 a high-class upright character (idiom)
- 高风亮节 高風亮節 gāo fēng liàng jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 loeng6 zit3 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
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- 横生枝节 橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waang4 sang1 zi1 zit3 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
- 节上生枝 節上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú ㄎㄞ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
- 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3 to practice strict economy (idiom)
- 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ pun4 gan1 co3 zit3 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
Example sentences
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在 中国 中國 十一月 十一 号 號 是 光棍节 光棍節 。
In China, the 11th of November is Singles Day.
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