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Within the last few years, Halloween and many other western holidays, have arrived in China. Although sometimes the meaning behind the holiday gets a little lost, Chinese businesses, malls and theme parks embrace these days and have a little fun.
Below are some Halloween themed vocabulary and sentences to learn and enjoy. You never know when you might need them!
万圣节 (wàn shèng jié) Halloween
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要做一个万圣节灯笼, 你先得挖空这个南瓜。(yào zuò yī gè wàn shèng jié dēng lóng, nǐ xiān de wā kōng zhè ge nán guā) When making a Halloween lantern, you must first hollow out a pumpkin.
女巫 (nǚwū) Witch
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Example Sentence:
孩子们都不喜欢童话故事里的女巫。(hái zi men dōu bù xǐ huan tóng huà gù shì lǐ de nǚ wū.) = The children don’t like the witch in the fairy tale.
鬼 (guǐ) Ghost
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Example Sentence:
他假装成鬼去吓唬别人。(tā jiǎ zhuāng chéng guǐ qù xià hu bié rén.) = He pretended to be a ghost to scare other people.
吸血鬼 (xīxuèguǐ) Vampire
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Example Sentence:
我昨晚做噩梦里看见了吸血鬼。(wǒ zuó wǎn zuòè mèng lǐ kàn jiàn le xī xuè guǐ.) = I had a nightmare last night and saw the vampire.
狼人 (lángrén) Werewolf
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Example Sentence:
男孩们都很喜欢狼人。(nán hái men dōu hěn xǐ huan láng rén.) = Boys like werewolves very much.
蝙蝠 (biān fú) Bat
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Example Sentence:
蝙蝠一般夜晚才出来觅食。 (biān fú yī bān yè wǎn cái chū lái mì shí.) – Bats generally go foraging at night.
骷髅 (kū lóu) Skeleton
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Example Sentence:
草丛里的骷髅把我吓坏了。(cǎo cóng lǐ de kū lóu bǎ wǒ xià huài le) = The skeleton in the grass freaked me out.
僵尸 (jiāngshī) Zombie
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Example Sentence:
那块墓地里有很多僵尸。 (nà kuài mù dì lǐ yǒu hěn duōjiāng shī.) = There are many zombies in the graveyard.
怪物 (guàiwu) Monster
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Example Sentence:
你要打败所有的怪物才算赢这个游戏。(nǐ yào dǎ bài suǒ yǒu de guài wu cái suàn yíng zhè ge yóu xì.) = You need to beat all of the monsters to win the game.
干尸 (gānshī) Mummy
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Example Sentence:
不要接近那些干尸!(gān shī bù yào jiē jìn nà xiē gān shī!) = Don’t get too close to those mummies!
黑猫 (hēi māo) Black cat
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Example Sentence:
她的黑猫跑上前来, 在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。(tā de hēi māo pǎo shàng qián lái, zài tā men tuǐ shàng cèng lái cèng qù) Her cat came and rubbed itself on their legs.
稻草人 (dào cǎo rén) Scarecrow
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Example Sentence:
他的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物:丑陋的怪人,小丑和稻草人。(tā de xiǎo shuō lǐ chōng chì zhe xī qí gǔ guài de rén wù: chǒu lòu de guài rén, xiǎo chǒu hé dào cǎo rén.) His novels are full of strange characters: grotesques, clowns and scarecrows.
蜘蛛 (zhī zhū) Spider
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Example Sentence:
惧怕蜘蛛 (jù pà zhī zhū) to be terrified of spiders.
恶魔 (è mó) Demon
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Example Sentence:
我认为这是恶魔在作祟。(wǒ rèn wéi zhè shì è mó zài zuò suì) There is a demon at work.
南瓜灯 (nán guā dēng) Pumpkin/ Jack-o-Lantern
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Example Sentence:
孩子们喜欢在万圣节玩南瓜灯。(hái zi men xǐ huan zài Wàn shèng jié wán nán guā dēng) = The children like to play with jack-o-lanterns at Halloween.
墓碑 (mù bēi) Tombstone
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Example Sentence:
坟墓用了一块简陋的墓碑来标记。(fén mù yòng le yī kuài jiǎn lòu de mù bēi lái biāo jì) The grave was marked with a simple tombstone.
糖果 (táng guǒ) Candy
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Example Sentence:
孩子们看到糖果时垂涎欲滴。(hái zi men kàn dào táng guǒ shí chuí xián yù dī) The kids drooled over the candy they saw.
服装 (fú zhuāng) Costume
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Here are some more Halloween related vocabulary for you to use and make some sentences.
After you’ve finished, why don’t you try and use the words in a sentence and leave us a comment using them!
令人毛骨悚然的 (lìng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de) Spooky
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Example Sentence:
树林里传来了令人毛骨悚然的声音。 (shù lín lǐ chuán lái le lìng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de shēng yīn.) = A spooky voice is coming from the forest.
闹鬼的 (nào guǐ de) Haunted
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Example Sentence
我绝对不进那个闹鬼的房子。(wǒ jué duì bù jìn nèi gè nào guǐ de fáng zi.) = I will never go into that haunted house.
邪恶的 (xié è de) Wicked
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Example Sentence:
我不喜欢她邪恶的眼神。 (wǒ bù xǐ huan tā xié è de yǎn shén.) = I dislike her wicked eyes.
颤抖 (chàn dǒu) Shiver
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Example Sentence:
他太害怕了所以一整天都在颤抖。(tā tài hài pà le suǒ yǐ yī zhěng tiān dōu zài chàn dǒu) = He was so frightened; he has been shivering all day.
惨叫 (cǎn jiào) Scream
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Example Sentence:
她的父母听到她在房间里惨叫后立刻冲进了她的房间。(tā de fù mǔ tīng dào tā zài fáng jiān lǐ cǎn jiào hòu lì kè chōng jìn le tā de fáng jiān.) = Her parents rushed into her room after hearing her screams.
魔鬼 (mō guǐ) Evil
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Example Sentence:
他们认为他们国家的领导人是个魔鬼。(tā men rèn wéi tā men guó jiā de lǐng dǎo rén shì gèmó guǐ.) = They thought their country’s leader was evil.
古怪 (gǔ guài) Grotesque
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Example Sentence:
警察正在处理这个古怪的案件。(jǐng chá zhèng zài chǔ lǐ zhè ge gǔ guài àn jiàn.) = The policeman was dealing with this grotesque case.
Trick or Treat!
(bù gěi táng jiù dǎodàn)
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