{"id":14891,"date":"2019-10-17T15:05:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=14891"},"modified":"2019-10-17T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T19:05:57","slug":"chinese-vocabulary-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-vocabulary-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Vocabulary for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019ve always had fun on October 31st. Although Halloween isn\u2019t exactly a big holiday here in China, more and more people are celebrating the \u201c<em>10,000 Saints Festival<\/em>\u201d (the literal translation of the Chinese name).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10540\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg\" aria-label=\"Halloween\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10540\" class=\"wp-image-10540\"  alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I guess you could say I kind of like Halloween.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Chinese Vocabulary for Halloween<\/h2>\n<p>To help you gear up for the famous spooky holiday in China, here are 25 Chinese vocabulary words for Halloween:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"threecol-one\">\u4e07\u5723\u8282<br \/>\n\u670d\u88c5<br \/>\n\u9762\u5177<br \/>\n\u4e0d\u7ed9\u7cd6\u5c31\u6363\u86cb<br \/>\n\u7cd6\u679c<br \/>\n\u8759\u8760<br \/>\n\u9ed1\u732b<br \/>\n\u8718\u86db<br \/>\n\u9b3c\u9b42<br \/>\n\u5438\u8840\u9b3c<br \/>\n\u9ab7\u9ac5<br \/>\n\u79d1\u5b66\u602a\u4eba<br \/>\n\u5973\u5deb<br \/>\n\u6728\u4e43\u4f0a<br \/>\n\u50f5\u5c38<br \/>\n\u72fc\u4eba<br \/>\n\u5357\u74dc<br \/>\n\u5357\u74dc\u706f<br \/>\n\u9b3c\u5c4b<br \/>\n\u7389\u7c73\u8ff7\u5bab<br \/>\n\u54ac\u82f9\u679c\u6e38\u620f<br \/>\n\u6050\u6016\u7535\u5f71<br \/>\n\u4e07\u5723\u8282\u665a\u4f1a<br \/>\n\u4e07\u5723\u8282\u5feb\u4e50<\/div> <div class=\"threecol-one\">w\u00e0n sh\u00e8ng ji\u00e9<br \/>\nf\u00fa zhu\u0101ng<br \/>\nmi\u00e0n j\u00f9<br \/>\nb\u00f9 g\u011bi t\u00e1ng ji\u00f9 d\u01ceo d\u00e0n<br \/>\nt\u00e1ng gu\u01d2<br \/>\nbi\u0101n f\u00fa<br \/>\nh\u0113i m\u0101o<br \/>\nzh\u012b zh\u016b<br \/>\ngu\u01d0 h\u00fan<br \/>\nx\u012b xu\u00e8 gu\u01d0<br \/>\nk\u016b l\u00f3u<br \/>\nk\u0113 xu\u00e9 gu\u00e0i r\u00e9n<br \/>\nn\u01da w\u016b<br \/>\nm\u00f9 n\u01cei y\u012b<br \/>\nji\u0101ng sh\u012b<br \/>\nl\u00e1ng r\u00e9n<br \/>\nn\u00e1n gu\u0101<br \/>\nn\u00e1n gu\u0101 d\u0113ng<br \/>\ngu\u01d0 w\u016b<br \/>\ny\u00f9 m\u01d0 m\u00ed g\u014dng<br \/>\ny\u01ceo p\u00edng gu\u01d2 y\u00f3u x\u00ec<br \/>\nk\u01d2ng b\u00f9 di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng<br \/>\nw\u00e0n sh\u00e8ng ji\u00e9 w\u01cen hu\u00ec<br \/>\nw\u00e0n sh\u00e8ng ji\u00e9 ku\u00e0i l\u00e8<\/div> <div class=\"threecol-one last\">Halloween<br \/>\ncostume<br \/>\nmask<br \/>\ntrick or treat<br \/>\ncandy<br \/>\nbat<br \/>\nblack cat<br \/>\nspider<br \/>\nghost<br \/>\nvampire<br \/>\nskeleton<br \/>\nFrankenstein<br \/>\nwitch<br \/>\nmummy<br \/>\nzombie<br \/>\nwerewolf<br \/>\npumpkin<br \/>\njack-o-lantern<br \/>\nhaunted house<br \/>\ncorn maze<br \/>\nbobbing for apples<br \/>\nhorror movie<br \/>\nHalloween party<br \/>\nHappy Halloween<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Questions About Halloween<\/h2>\n<p>Practice your Chinese by answering these questions about Halloween:<\/p>\n<h4>\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e07\u5723\u8282\u5417? \u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48?<br \/>\nn\u01d0 x\u01d0 huan w\u00e0n sh\u00e8ng ji\u00e9 ma? w\u00e8i sh\u00e9n me<br \/>\nDo you like Halloween? Why?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u4f60\u6253\u7b97\u600e\u4e48\u8fc7\u4e07\u5723\u8282?<br \/>\nn\u01d0 d\u01ce su\u00e0n z\u011bn me gu\u00f2 w\u00e0n sh\u00e8ng ji\u00e9<br \/>\nHow do you plan to spend Halloween?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u770b\u6050\u6016\u7535\u5f71\u5417? \u4f60\u6709\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u7684\u5417?<br \/>\nn\u01d0 x\u01d0 huan k\u00e0n k\u01d2ng b\u00f9 di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng ma? n\u01d0 y\u01d2u zu\u00ec x\u01d0 huan de ma<br \/>\nDo you like to watch horror movies? Do you have a favorite?<\/h4>\n<h4>\u4f60\u8981\u6253\u626e\u6210\u4ec0\u4e48?<br \/>\nn\u01d0 y\u00e0o d\u01ce b\u00e0n ch\u00e9ng sh\u00e9n me<br \/>\nWhat are you going to dress up as?<\/h4>\n<p>To answer, just say:<\/p>\n<h4>\u6211\u8981\u6253\u626e\u6210\u2026<br \/>\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o d\u01ce b\u00e0n ch\u00e9ng<br \/>\nI\u2019m going to dress up as\u2026<\/h4>\n<p>Plus your costume. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Spiderman (\u8718\u86db\u4fa0 \u2013 zh\u012b zh\u016b xi\u00e1)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Cinderella (\u7070\u59d1\u5a18 \u2013 hu\u012b g\u016b ni\u00e1ng)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (\u5fcd\u8005\u795e\u9f9f \u2013 r\u011bn zh\u011b sh\u00e9n gu\u012b)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Further Reading and Viewing<\/h2>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/5-chinese-horror-movies-for-halloween\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Chinese Horror Movies<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>What happens when a zombie apocalypse invades Beijing? Find out in this short and funny video!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beijing Zombie Apocalypse\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T4-lYhOZyGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halloween in China - Plants vs. Zombies\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S45J9MZ33UE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wherever you are celebrating the spooky holiday, I wish you a&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u4e07\u5723\u8282\u5feb\u4e50!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween-350x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/Halloween.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>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\u2019ve always had fun on October 31st. 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