Easter in Chinese 复活节
fùhuójié
Easter in Chinese is 复活节 (fù huó jié).
Also searched for as: easter egg, happy easter, easter bunny.
Eggs, spring and the resurrection. 15 words and phrases for Easter in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
Easter in Chinese is 复活节 (fù huó jié), literally "resurrection festival", the Christian celebration of Jesus rising from the dead. For many people it's also a spring holiday of 彩蛋 (cǎi dàn), painted eggs, 巧克力蛋 (qiǎo kè lì dàn), chocolate eggs, and egg hunts. These words let you talk about both sides, from 受难日 (shòu nàn rì), Good Friday, to hot cross buns and a roast lunch.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 复活节 | fù huó jié | Easter |
| 彩蛋 | cǎi dàn | painted egg; Easter egg |
| 巧克力蛋 | qiǎo kè lì dàn | chocolate egg |
| 找彩蛋 | zhǎo cǎi dàn | Easter egg hunt |
| 复活节兔子 | fù huó jié tù zi | the Easter bunny |
| 耶稣 | yé sū | Jesus |
| 复活 | fù huó | resurrection; to rise again |
| 十字架 | shí zì jià | cross |
| 受难日 | shòu nàn rì | Good Friday |
| 大斋期 | dà zhāi qī | Lent |
| 十字面包 | shí zì miàn bāo | hot cross bun |
| 烤羊肉 | kǎo yáng ròu | roast lamb |
| 做礼拜 | zuò lǐ bài | to go to a church service |
| 假期 | jià qī | holiday |
| 基督徒 | jī dū tú | Christian |
Usage tips
- 彩蛋 (cǎi dàn) also means a hidden extra in a film or game, just like "Easter egg" in English; 这部电影有彩蛋 usually means there's a bonus scene after the credits.
- Easter Sunday moves each year, falling between 22 March and 25 April in Western churches, so a natural question is 今年复活节是几月几号？
- Good Friday is a public holiday in Hong Kong and Singapore, and Hong Kong also has Easter Monday off, so Easter matters there even for people who aren't Christian.
Common mistakes
- Assuming 基督徒 (jī dū tú) covers everyone → in Chinese, 基督教 (jī dū jiào) usually means Protestant Christianity and 天主教 (tiān zhǔ jiào) Catholicism, so a Catholic friend may call themselves 天主教徒.
- Translating "egg hunt" with 打猎 (dǎ liè), which means hunting animals → say 找彩蛋 (zhǎo cǎi dàn), "looking for eggs".
Mini dialogue
- A复活节你有什么计划？Fù huó jié nǐ yǒu shén me jì huà?What are your plans for Easter?
- B星期天早上去教堂做礼拜，中午在家吃烤羊肉。Xīng qī tiān zǎo shang qù jiào táng zuò lǐ bài, zhōng wǔ zài jiā chī kǎo yáng ròu.Church on Sunday morning, then roast lamb at home for lunch.
- A孩子们呢？Hái zi men ne?And the kids?
- B下午在花园里找彩蛋，他们最喜欢巧克力蛋了。Xià wǔ zài huā yuán li zhǎo cǎi dàn, tā men zuì xǐ huan qiǎo kè lì dàn le.An egg hunt in the garden in the afternoon. They love chocolate eggs more than anything.
Example sentences
- 复活节在春天。Easter is in spring.
- 孩子们在画彩蛋。The children are painting eggs.
- 我吃了三个巧克力蛋。I ate three chocolate eggs.
- 花园里有找彩蛋的游戏。There's an Easter egg hunt in the garden.
- 复活节兔子会送彩蛋。The Easter bunny brings eggs.
- 复活节纪念耶稣复活。Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
- 基督徒相信耶稣复活了。Christians believe Jesus rose again.
- 教堂里有一个大十字架。There's a big cross in the church.
- 受难日是复活节前的星期五。Good Friday is the Friday before Easter.
- 大斋期有四十天。Lent lasts forty days.
- 复活节吃十字面包。You eat hot cross buns at Easter.
- 复活节午饭我们吃烤羊肉。We have roast lamb for Easter lunch.
- 复活节早上去教堂做礼拜。On Easter morning we go to church.
- 英国复活节有四天假。In the UK there are four days off at Easter.
- 她是基督徒。She's a Christian.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Easter speaking island has 8 everyday questions about Easter to prepare your own answers to.