每年的农历9月9日，是中国的传统节日重阳节。
“重阳”也叫“重九”，九在数字中是最大的单数，所以在中国文化中有生命长久，健康长寿的意思，有人们对老人的美好祝福。
所以，这一天也被定为“敬老节”。
重阳节是欣赏秋天最好的时间，人们习惯在这一天登高山，赏菊花，喝菊花酒，还会把一种叫茱萸的植物戴在身上。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 农历 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 重阳节 | Chóng yáng jié | Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month |
| 重阳 | Chóng yáng | Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 重九 | chóng jiǔ | the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month) |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine / 9 |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 数字 | shù zì | numeral / digit / number / figure / amount |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 单数 | dān shù | positive odd number / singular (grammar) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature |
| 长久 | cháng jiǔ | long-time; long-term / lasting; enduring; permanent |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 长寿 | cháng shòu | longevity |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman / the elderly |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful / fine |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 定 | dìng | to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to; to book; to order / to congeal; to coagulate |
| 为 | wéi | to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do |
| 敬老节 | jìng lǎo jié | Festival/Day of Respect for the Elderly |
| 欣赏 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | to be used to |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 赏 | shǎng | to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / to appreciate (beauty) |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 茱萸 | zhū yú | cornel (Cornus spp.) |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant / vegetation |
| 戴 | dài | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body / at hand |