2月14日，情人节，是一个关于爱情的节日。
这是西方国家的传统节日，但是现在已经在各个国家流行起来了。
这一天，恋人们互相送礼物，比如巧克力、花、贺卡等，表达爱意。
中国的年轻人也很喜欢过这个节日，因为看起来非常浪漫。
但是你知道吗？
中国也有自己的情人节—七夕节。
这是从古代就有的传统节日，只是这和西方的情人节在内容和习俗上都没有太大关系。
祝大家情人节快乐！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 情人节 | Qíng rén jié | Valentine's Day |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 西方 | Xī fāng | the West / the Occident / Western countries |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 恋人 | liàn rén | lover / sweetheart |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other / mutually |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | (loanword) chocolate |
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / fancy pattern |
| 贺卡 | hè kǎ | greeting card / congratulation card |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 表达 | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 爱意 | ài yì | love |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 七夕节 | Qī xī jié | Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | but; however |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 内容 | nèi róng | content; substance; details |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 关系 | guān xì | to concern / to affect / to have to do with |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for / to wish |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |