清明 (Qīng míng) — Qingming Festival / Tomb-Sweeping Day (a traditional Chinese festival for honoring ancestors); (adjective) clear and bright (of weather, especially in spring)
Definition
Qīngmíng is the Tomb-Sweeping Festival in early April, when people honor ancestors by visiting and tidying graves. As an adjective it means 'clear and bright,' the spring weather the festival is named for.
noun
Qingming Festival / Tomb-Sweeping Day (a traditional Chinese festival for honoring ancestors)
adjective
clear and bright (of weather, especially in spring)
Examples
- 清明，。Qīng míng Jié de shí hou, hěn duō rén qù sǎo mù.During the Qingming Festival, many people go to sweep tombs.
- 清明。Qīng míng Shí jié yǔ fēn fēn.During the Qingming season, rain falls in drizzles.
- 清明清明。Jīn nián Qīng míng de tiān qì fēi cháng Qīng míng.This year the weather during Qingming is very clear and bright.
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