庆祝

• 拼音: qìng zhù
• 汉字拆解: 庆 = 广 (shelter) + 大 (big), simplified from 慶; 祝 = 礻(spirit) + 兄 (elder brother, phonetic), meaning to pray or wish

含义

To celebrate; to mark a joyous occasion. Performing activities to honour a happy event or achievement.

Used for all types of celebrations — holidays (庆祝国庆 = celebrate National Day), personal events (庆祝生日 = celebrate a birthday), and achievements (庆祝胜利 = celebrate a victory). Can be used as both a verb and part of a noun compound (庆祝活动 = celebration event). Common in all registers.

例句

1. 我们一起出去吃饭庆祝你的生日吧！
2. 全城人民都在庆祝新年的到来。
3. 他们开了一个派对来庆祝项目的成功。

用法指南

语境: festivals, achievements, personal milestones

语气: joyful

正确说法

• 我们庆祝一下今天的好消息吧！(Let's celebrate today's good news!)
• 庆祝活动将在广场上举行。(The celebration will be held in the square.)

错误说法

• 我们庆祝一下他失败了。(Don't use 庆祝 for negative events or others' failures — it's exclusively for positive occasions.)

起源与历史

庆 means to congratulate or celebrate (simplified from 慶, with 心 heart + 鹿 deer, deer being auspicious in ancient China); 祝 means to wish or pray (礻 spirit + 兄, prayer at an altar).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal