Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. From dressing up and going trick-or-treating as a youngster, to wild parties that seemed to last all weekend in college, to awesome Halloween concerts, to scaring the crap out of unsuspecting Beijingers on the subway, I’ve always had fun on October 31st. Although Halloween isn’t exactly a big holiday here in China, more and more people are celebrating the “10,000 Saints Festival” (the literal translation of the Chinese name).

I guess you could say I kind of like Halloween.

Chinese Vocabulary for Halloween

To help you gear up for the famous spooky holiday in China, here are 25 Chinese vocabulary words for Halloween:

Questions About Halloween

Practice your Chinese by answering these questions about Halloween:

你喜欢万圣节吗? 为什么?
nǐ xǐ huan wàn shèng jié ma? wèi shén me
Do you like Halloween? Why?

你打算怎么过万圣节?
nǐ dǎ suàn zěn me guò wàn shèng jié
How do you plan to spend Halloween?

你喜欢看恐怖电影吗? 你有最喜欢的吗?
nǐ xǐ huan kàn kǒng bù diàn yǐng ma? nǐ yǒu zuì xǐ huan de ma
Do you like to watch horror movies? Do you have a favorite?

你要打扮成什么?
nǐ yào dǎ bàn chéng shén me
What are you going to dress up as?

To answer, just say:

我要打扮成…
wǒ yào dǎ bàn chéng
I’m going to dress up as…

Plus your costume. For example:

• Spiderman (蜘蛛侠 – zhī zhū xiá)

• Cinderella (灰姑娘 – huī gū niáng)

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (忍者神龟 – rěn zhě shén guī)

Further Reading and Viewing

If you like watching horror movies and learning Chinese, why not watch some freaky movies from China? Check out this post I wrote a few years back about 5 Chinese Horror Movies!

What happens when a zombie apocalypse invades Beijing? Find out in this short and funny video!

Down in Kunming, one fun Halloween activity I joined was a re-enactment of Plants vs. Zombies. It was a ton of fun and I put a little video together for you to check out.

Wherever you are celebrating the spooky holiday, I wish you a….

万圣节快乐!