As the holidays are drawing closer, let’s look at some popular vocabulary related to the Christmas season in Chinese.![]() Christmas Clothing With Christmas coming soon, you might need these keywords for Taobao as well: 圣诞毛衣 (shèngdàn máoyī) - Christmas sweater 圣诞袜(子) (shèngdàn wà(zi)) - Christmas stockings 圣诞帽 (shèngdàn mào) - Christmas hat Christmas Food Whether or not you’ve grown up in a country where Christmas is traditionally celebrated, chances are that in China you will join the celebrations – with your foreign and local friends, colleagues, or at Christmas markets. Here are some of the typical meals and beverages you might come across this season: 圣诞晚餐 (shèngdàn wǎncān) - Christmas dinner 烤鸡 (kǎojī) - roast turkey 姜饼 (jiāngbǐng) - ginger cookies 热红酒 (rè hóngjiǔ) - mulled wine 蛋酒 (dànjiǔ) - eggnog Christmas Wishes Now that you’re equipped with a lot of Christmas-related Chinese vocabulary, you can also wish your friends and relatives a Merry Christmas in Chinese: 圣诞快乐! (shèngdàn kuàilè) - Merry Christmas! |