Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
The Christmas shopping season.
Chinese translation:
sheng4dan4gou4wu4ji4jie2.
Dec 20, 2003 20:58
20 yrs ago
English term
Brian Costello
The Christmas shopping season.
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E.G. "The CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON started early this year because of the good economy."
I was wondering how you would say this in Chinese? The phrase would be rare in China but not in Canada or the United States where Christmas is a major holiday and all businesses try to profit from it.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Brian Costello
Seattle, Wa.
I was wondering how you would say this in Chinese? The phrase would be rare in China but not in Canada or the United States where Christmas is a major holiday and all businesses try to profit from it.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Brian Costello
Seattle, Wa.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +9 | 圣诞购物季节 |
Denyce Seow
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Proposed translations
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Denyce Seow
Singapore
Singapore
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圣诞购物季节
Brian, I guess you would want the pinyin for 圣诞购物季节??? It's sheng4 dan4 gou4 wu4 ji4 jie2.
Oh, you will be surprised that people in China are celebrating X'mas too!! The supermarket have so much X'mas goodies and deco!! My students even invited me for a X'mas dinner. Maybe you should come China for X'mas!!!
MERRY X'MAS! :)
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Note added at 19 mins (2003-12-20 21:17:30 GMT)
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Denyce doing Denyce\'s proofreading: \"The supermarket HAS so many..... Maybe you should come TO China for X\'mas!!!\"
Oh, you will be surprised that people in China are celebrating X'mas too!! The supermarket have so much X'mas goodies and deco!! My students even invited me for a X'mas dinner. Maybe you should come China for X'mas!!!
MERRY X'MAS! :)
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Note added at 19 mins (2003-12-20 21:17:30 GMT)
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Denyce doing Denyce\'s proofreading: \"The supermarket HAS so many..... Maybe you should come TO China for X\'mas!!!\"
Peer comment(s):
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isahuang
: yes, especially the younger generation in China. however, I am sure a lot of those people don't even know it's a religious holiday. so long as it is from the west, young people would jump on the bandwagon to celebrate Christmas.
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BINGO!! That was EXACTLY my comment last night when me and my friends were talking about the western influence on Chinese youngsters. I think it is good to be exposed to more things from the outside world but they have to know what they are doing.
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Xiaoping Fu
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English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
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andy95800
: BUT,i prefer "圣诞购物潮"
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Danbing HE
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taoyuting
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Weiyong
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fengjiao
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hjl
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Good job Denyce. Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
Brian Costello"
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