元宵节是一个中国节日。
意思是春节过完了，春天要来了。
在这一天，家人会在一起吃元宵。
元宵是白色的，圆圆的，非常好吃。
晚上外面很漂亮，可以看到很多红色的灯笼。
月亮也很大、很圆。
我们会去外面看灯笼和月亮，大家一起说话、笑，非常快乐。
我非常喜欢元宵节！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / sticky rice dumplings |
| 白色 | bái sè | white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 圆圆的 | yuán yuán de | round / round-shaped |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | in the evening |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 灯笼 | dēng long | lantern |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 圆 | yuán | round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / tactful |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |