中秋节是中国的传统节日，既有美丽的传说，又有团圆的美好意义，还有月饼、茶、酒等美食。
很多人过中秋节马上会想到月饼。
这是中秋节赏月必备的美食和家人团聚的象征。
传统月饼也不断地在创新，不仅包装设计上创意不断，还推出了很多新奇的口味。
现在不但有传统的五仁月饼、蛋黄月饼等，现在还有酸奶月饼、茶月饼、冰激凌月饼等，口味都很独特。
中国有久远的酒文化，中秋节这样重要的节日，酒更是必不可少。
古人会把桂花、菊花等秋季的花放入酒中，有家乡味道的白酒更受喜爱。
不喝酒的人就会喝花茶或者果茶，配上月饼更有中秋节的感觉。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 中秋节 | Zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 既 | jì | both... (and...) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folk tale |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 团圆 | tuán yuán | to have a reunion |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful / fine |
| 意义 | yì yì | sense / meaning / significance / importance |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 月饼 | yuè bing | mooncake |
| 茶 | chá | tea / tea plant |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 赏月 | shǎng yuè | to admire the full moon |
| 必备 | bì bèi | essential |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 团聚 | tuán jù | to reunite / to have a reunion |
| 象征 | xiàng zhēng | symbol; emblem |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 创新 | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) |
| 包装 | bāo zhuāng | packaging; packing materials |
| 设计 | shè jì | design; plan |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 创意 | chuàng yì | creativity |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to release / to launch / to publish / to recommend |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 新奇 | xīn qí | novel; new; exotic |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 五仁 | wǔ rén | Five-kernel filling; a traditional mooncake filling made with mixed nuts and seeds. |
| 蛋黄 | dàn huáng | egg yolk |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still |
| 酸奶 | suān nǎi | yogurt |
| 冰激凌 | bīng jī líng | ice cream |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 久远 | jiǔ yuǎn | old / ancient / far away |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential |
| 古人 | gǔ rén | people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 桂花 | guì huā | osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn / fall |
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / fancy pattern |
| 放入 | fàng rù | to put in / to insert |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown / native place |
| 味道 | wèi dào | flavor; taste |
| 白酒 | bái jiǔ | baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / white wine |
| 受 | shòu | subjected to / (passive marker) |
| 喜爱 | xǐ ài | to like / to love / to be fond of |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit / result |
| 配 | pèi | to join / to fit / to mate / to mix / to match / to deserve / to make up (a prescription) / to allocate |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation |