七夕 qī xī — Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day)

七夕
qī xī

Characters: 七 · 夕

Definitions

  1. Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
  2. girls' festival
  3. Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting

zdic(汉典)

  1. the seventh evening of the seventh moon(when according to legend the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid meet in Heaven)

Examples

  • 七夕之夜，姑娘们对着银河穿针乞巧。

    On Qixi night, young women threaded needles facing the Milky Way to pray for skill.

  • 如今，七夕被人们当作中国的情人节来过。

    Nowadays, Qixi is celebrated as China's Valentine's Day.

  • 他在七夕那天，特意给女友买了一束花。

    On Qixi, he made a point of buying his girlfriend a bouquet.