As Halloween approaches, it's time to add a chilling twist to your Mandarin learning journey with a lesson on Chinese Halloween vocabulary. So, whether you're planning to narrate a ghost story or simply wish to impress your Chinese friends, this is your ticket to a hauntingly linguistic adventure and spook-tacular conversations! 万圣节 (wàn shèng jié) - Halloween 万圣节快乐! (wàn shèng jié kuài lè!) - Happy Halloween! ![]() Now, let’s get into the spooky stuff: 鬼 (guǐ) - Ghost 我万圣节要打扮成鬼。(wǒ wànshèngjié yào dǎbàn chéng guǐ) - I'm dressing up as a ghost for Halloween. 鬼屋 (guǐwū) - Haunted house 你要和我一起进去鬼屋吗?(nǐ yào hé wǒ yīqǐ jìnqù guǐwū ma) - Do you want to go into the haunted house with me? 南瓜 (nánguā) - Pumpkin 我们要准备好南瓜来装饰鬼屋。(wǒmen yào zhǔnbèi hǎo nánguā lái zhuāngshì guǐwū) - We are going to prepare pumpkins to decorate the haunted house. 雕刻南瓜 (diāokè nánguā) - Carving pumpkins 你会雕刻南瓜吗? (nǐ huì diāokè nánguā ma) - Can you carve a pumpkin? 南瓜灯 (nánguā dēng) - Jack-o'-lantern 我们在万圣节时做了一个南瓜灯。(wǒmen zài wànshèngjié shí zuò le yí ge nánguā dēng) - We made a Jack-o'-lantern during the Halloween festival. 糖果 (tángguǒ) - Candy 孩子们在万圣节喜欢吃糖果。(háizimen zài wànshèngjié xǐhuan chī tángguǒ) - Kids love to eat candy on Halloween. 不给糖就捣蛋。 (bù gěi táng jiù dǎodàn) - Trick or treat. 蜘蛛 (zhīzhū) - Spider 这只蜘蛛看起来像真的一样。(zhè zhī zhīzhū kàn qǐlái xiàng zhēn de yīyàng) - This spider looks just like a real one. 蜘蛛网 (zhīzhū wǎng) - Spider web 你头发上有很多蜘蛛网。(nǐ tóufa shàng yǒu hěnduō zhīzhū wǎng) - There’s a lot of spider web on your hair. 黑猫 (hēi māo) - Black cat 这只黑猫太可爱了。(zhè zhī hēimāo tài kě'ài le) - This black cat is so adorable. 蝙蝠 (biānfú) - Bat 我在黑夜里看到一只蝙蝠。(wǒ zài hēi yè lǐ kàn dào yī zhī biānfú) - I saw a bat in the dark night. |