# 元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié)

In Mandarin Chinese, 元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié) means “Lantern Festival”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: Lantern Festival
- Pinyin: Yuánxiāojié (yuan2 xiao1 jie2)
- Traditional: 元宵節
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 元宵节那天家家户户都吃汤圆。
  Yuánxiāojié nà tiān jiājiāhùhù dōu chī tāngyuán.
  Every household eats sweet dumplings during the Lantern Festival.

## Characters

- [元](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-yuan/) (yuán): yuan (currency unit)
- 宵 (xiāo): night
- [节](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-festival/) (jié): festival; section

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-xiao-jie-lantern-festival/

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