Festivals in Chinese: Easter 复活节

In this post, let's learn about Easter 复活节 [Fù huó jié].

Easter is a festival and special holiday that is celebrated by those of Christian faith. It is also known as Resurrection Sunday, that's why the Chinese characters used are 复活 (fù huó) which means to resurrect or come back to life.

Easter and the holidays that are related to it are moveable festivals, meaning that it does not fall on a fixed date in the calendar. That is why Easter day always fall on different dates every year. Lunar New Year is the same too!

Nowadays non-Christians have taken up the Western custom of Easter egg hunts for the novelty. For children, eating and painting Easter eggs 复活节彩色蛋 [fù huó jié cǎi sè dàn] is the most important and fun custom on Easter Sunday.

In older times, Easter Eggs used dyed chicken eggs, but nowadays they are replaced with decorated chocolate 巧克力 [qiǎo kè lì], or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jellybeans. In some traditions, children put out their empty baskets 篮子 [lán zi] for the Easter bunny 兔子 [tù zǐ] to fill while they sleep. The next day, they will wake to find their baskets filled with candy eggs and other treats.

For others, it is also a time to have a family meal together as some places will offer a special Easter meal or buffet during the holiday.

Let’s learn how to say “Happy Easter Day” in Chinese:

Happy Easter!
复活节快乐!
[fù huó jié kuài lè]

To help get you in the holiday spirit, here are some vocabulary words in Chinese that you’ll need to talk about Easter:

Chinese Vocabulary list about Easter

1. 复活节 [fù huó jié] Easter, Easter Day
2. 彩蛋 [cǎi dàn] Easter egg
3. 藏 [cáng] to hide
4. 寻找 [xún zhǎo] to look for / search / seek
5. 滚 [gǔn] to roll
6. 兔子 [tù zǐ] rabbit / bunny
7. 小鸡 [xiǎo jī] chick
8. 巧克力 [qiǎo kè lì] chocolate
9. 篮子 [lán zi] basket

Learn to write Easter in Simplified Chinese

How to use these words in a sentence!

1. 复活节 [fù huó jié] Easter, Easter Day

   Easter is an important festival in Western society.
   复活节是一个西方的重要节日。
   [Fù huó jié shì yī gè xī fāng de zhòng yào jié rì.]

2. 彩蛋 [cǎi dàn] Easter egg

   My grandma and aunty are busy painting the Easter eggs.
   奶奶和阿姨正在忙着把彩蛋上色。
   [Nǎi nai hé ā yí zhèng zài máng zhe bǎ cǎi dàn shàng sè.]

3. 藏 [cáng] to hide

   Dad hid the Easter eggs in the garden.
   爸爸把彩蛋藏在花园里。
   [Bà ba bǎ cǎi dàn cáng zài huā yuán lǐ.]

4. 寻找 [xún zhǎo] to look for / search / seek

   The children are in the garden looking for the eggs.
   孩子们在花园里寻找彩蛋。
   [Hái zi men zài huā yuán lǐ xún zhǎo cǎi dàn.]

5. 滚 [gǔn] to roll

   Rolling the Easter egg is one of the games played at Easter.
   滚彩蛋是复活节其中一个游戏。
   [Gǔn cǎi dàn shì fù huó jié qí zhōng yī gè yóu xì.]

6. 兔子 [tù zǐ] rabbit / bunny

   I have three pet rabbits.
   我家养了三只兔子。
   [Wǒ jiā yǎng le sān zhī tù zǐ.]

7. 小鸡 [xiǎo jī] chick

   The hen used her wings to protect her chicks.
   母鸡用翅膀保护小鸡。
   [Mǔ jī yòng chì bǎng bǎo hù xiǎo jī.]

8. 巧克力 [qiǎo kè lì] chocolate

   Adults and children love eating chocolate.
   大人小孩都喜欢吃巧克力。
   [Dà rén xiǎo hái dōu xǐ huān chī qiǎo kè lì.]

9. 篮子 [lán zi] basket

   Mother took her basket and went to market.
   妈妈提着篮子去买菜。
   [Mā mā tí zhe lán zi qù mǎi cài.]