Life events 人生大事词汇

Life events 

人生大事词汇 - chinese english vocabulary

English chinese vocabulary list with chinese characters and pinyin.

English Chinese Vocabulary

出生		chū shēng	to be born
入学		rù xué	( v. ) enter a school / first start going to school as a child

毕业		bì yè	graduation / to graduate / to finish school
就业		jiù yè	get a job / start a career

恋爱		liàn ài	to have a love affair / to be in love / to love / love
结婚		jié hūn	to marry / to get married

退休

tuì xiū

retirement (from work)

Celebrations

贺卡		hè kǎ	greeting card / congratulation card
婚礼		hūn lǐ	wedding ceremony / wedding

纪念日		jì niàn rì	day of commemoration / memorial day
礼物		lǐ wù	gift / present

生日		shēng rì	birthday
圣诞老人		shèng dàn lǎo rén	Santa Claus

洗礼		xǐ lǐ	baptism
葬礼		zàng lǐ	burial / funeral

Festivals

重九		chóng jiǔ	( n. ) the 9th day of 9th lunar month, a festival esp. for climbing mountains
春节		chūn jié	Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

端午节		duān wǔ jié	The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
复活节		fù huó jié	Easter

感恩节		gǎn ēn jié	Thanksgiving Day
情人节		qíng rén jié	Valentine's Day

圣诞节		shèng dàn jié	Christmas time / Christmas season / Christmas
新年		xīn nián	New Year

元旦		yuán dàn	New Year's Day
元宵节		yuán xiāo jié	the Lantern Festival, January 15 on the lunar calendar

中秋节

zhōng qiū jié

the Mid-Autumn Festival