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庙会

miàohuì

temple fair

A person with candied fruit and a pinwheel at a fair stall
Memory picture

Characters in this word

庙 miào

Strokes
8
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 由 cause, reason
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

会 huì

Strokes
6
Radical
人 — man, person
Made of
人 man, person 云 cloud
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 春节期间的庙会把民俗表演、手工艺和地方小吃重新聚集在一起。 Chūnjié qījiān de miàohuì bǎ mínsú biǎoyǎn, shǒugōngyì hé dìfāng xiǎochī chóngxīn jùjí zài yìqǐ. The temple fair during the Spring Festival brings folk performances, handicrafts, and local snacks back together.
  • 周末我带孩子逛庙会,买了糖葫芦和风车。 Zhōumò wǒ dài háizi guàng miàohuì, mǎi le tánghúlu hé fēngchē. On the weekend I took the kids to the temple fair and bought candied haws and pinwheels.
  • 庙会上人山人海,到处都是卖小吃的摊位。 Miàohuì shàng rénshān rénhǎi, dàochù dōu shì mài xiǎochī de tānwèi. The temple fair is packed with people, and there are snack stalls everywhere.

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