过节 guòjié
“to celebrate a festival or holiday”
verbTraditional 過節
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
过节 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 659: 过节 guòjié — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 96
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 过节
过节 is a verb-object verb meaning 'to celebrate a holiday/festival'. It already contains 节, so you never add a festival name after it as an object; name a specific festival with 过 + festival name (过春节、过中秋). Common patterns: 过节的时候、在哪儿过节、快过节了.
例句Example sentences
- 中国人过节的时候常常一家人一起吃饭。zhōng guó rén guò jié de shí hou cháng cháng yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī fàn.When Chinese people celebrate a holiday, the whole family often eats together.
- 你们今年打算在哪儿过节？nǐ men jīn nián dǎ suàn zài nǎr guò jié?Where do you plan to spend the holiday this year?
- 快过节了，商店里人特别多。kuài guò jié le, shāng diàn lǐ rén tè bié duō.The holiday is coming soon, so the shops are especially crowded.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗去年过节中秋节的时候，我们一起吃了饭。
✓去年过中秋节的时候，我们一起吃了饭。
过节 already contains 节 and cannot take a festival name as its object; use 过 + the festival name.
易混词Easily confused
过节vs节日
节日 is a noun meaning 'festival, holiday' (春节是中国最重要的节日); 过节 is a verb phrase meaning 'to celebrate a holiday' (我们明天过节).