The Complete Vocab List for Thanksgiving in Chinese 🥧

Many North American’s who come to LTL ask… How do you say “Thanksgiving in Chinese?”

And rightly so, this is one of the biggest events on the calendar for so many. It’s not a thing in China, but that certainly doesn’t stop us from wanting to teach you some Thanksgiving vocab in Chinese.

Thanksgiving in Chinese | Introduction

Thanksgiving in Chinese | What You Need to Know

Thanksgiving in Chinese | Expressions

Thanksgiving in Chinese | After the Feast?

Thanksgiving in Chinese | Ultimate Vocabulary List

Thanksgiving in China – Introduction

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States and in Canada when families gather together to share festive meals, enjoy parades, and watch football matches and TV shows.

In the U.S., Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November while in Canada nearly one month and a half earlier, on the second Monday of October.

In China, many Canadian and North American expats like to have a Thanksgiving feast and invite their local friends, classmates or workmates.

Even though finding turkey might be problematic in most Chinese cities, they can still be found in many of the biggest ones such as Shanghai and Beijing.

Frozen turkey can be found in international supermarkets while roasted turkey can be ordered and delivered from international hotels and restaurants.

Thanksgiving – What We Need To Know 

Before we start celebrating this holiday, let’s learn how to talk about Thanksgiving Day in Mandarin:

The Chinese word for Thanksgiving Day is
感恩节 (gǎn’ēn jié)

= 感恩 to feel gratitude, to feel thankful + 节 holiday

Our Chinese friends might ask:

• 你怎么庆祝感恩节？(nǐ zěnme qìngzhù gǎn’ēn jié)
• How will you celebrate Thanksgiving?
• 庆祝 qìngzhù = to celebrate

And we might need to say:

• 我要和家人朋友团聚。(wǒ yào hé jiārén péngyǒu tuánjù)
• I’m going to spend time with my family and friends.
• 团聚 tuánjù = to reunite

• 你会加入我们的感恩节大餐吗？(nǐ huì jiārù wǒmen de gǎn’ēn jié dà cān ma)
• Will you join us for our Thanksgiving feast?
• 加入 jiārù = to join
• 大餐 dà cān = feast

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Thanksgiving in Chinese – Expressions

请把。。。递给我，好吗？

qǐng bǎ… dì gěi wǒ, hǎo ma?

Could you please pass the …?

• 火鸡 huǒ jī = turkey (火 fire + 鸡 chicken)
• 烤火鸡 kǎohuǒ jī = roasted turkey
• 肉汁 ròuzhī = gravy (肉 meat + 汁 juice)
• 填料 tiánliào = stuffing or 内馅 nèixiàn
• 红莓酱 hóng méi jiàng = cranberry sauce
• 土豆泥 tǔdòu ní = mashed potatoes
• 地瓜 dìguā = sweet potatoes
• 南瓜派 nánguā pài = pumpkin pie
• 玉米 yùmǐ = corn
• 烤红薯泥 kǎo hóngshǔ ní = sweet potato casserole

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Ultimate Thanksgiving Vocab List

Now that you know all the most useful words to celebrate this holiday with your Chinese friends, LTL Mandarin School wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving Day!

感恩节快乐!

gǎn’ēn jié kuàilè!

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