Usage note
国庆表示国家的庆祝日。
guó qìng biǎo shì guó jiā de qìng zhù rì。
国庆 means National Day.
Context note
国庆常用于节日、假期和活动。
guó qìng cháng yòng yú jié rì 、 jià qī hé huó dòng。
It is often used with holidays, festivals, and events.
5 examples
国庆节放假。
guó qìng jié fàng jià。
There is a holiday for National Day.
我们国庆去旅行。
wǒ men guó qìng qù lǚ xíng。
We travel during National Day.
国庆很热闹。
guó qìng hěn rè nào。
National Day is very lively.
他们准备过国庆。
tā men zhǔn bèi guò guó qìng。
They are preparing to celebrate National Day.
国庆期间人很多。
guó qìng qī jiān rén hěn duō。
There are many people during National Day.
5 mini stories
国庆的时候，大家都很开心。
guó qìng de shí hòu， dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
During National Day, everyone is very happy.
老师说国庆是重要节日。
lǎo shī shuō guó qìng shì zhòng yào jié rì。
The teacher said National Day is an important festival.
他们在国庆假期去了外地。
tā men zài guó qìng jià qī qù le wài dì。
They went out of town during the National Day holiday.
国庆街上挂满了旗子。
guó qìng jiē shàng guà mǎn le qí zǐ。
The streets were full of flags during National Day.
孩子们在国庆看烟花。
hái zi men zài guó qìng kàn yān huā。
The children watched fireworks during National Day.
Mini dialogue
放假计划
A
国庆节你打算做什么？
Guóqìng jié nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
What do you plan to do for National Day?
B
我们全家要去看升旗仪式。
Wǒmen quán jiā yào qù kàn shēngqí yíshì.
Our whole family is going to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
装饰教室
A
为了庆祝国庆，我们画一些小红旗吧。
Wèile qìngzhù guóqìng, wǒmen huà yīxiē xiǎo hóngqí ba.
To celebrate National Day, let's draw some little red flags.
B
好主意，还可以贴在窗户上。
Hǎo zhǔyi, hái kěyǐ tiē zài chuānghu shàng.
Good idea, we can also stick them on the windows.
Related words and contrasts
related
节日
jié rì
holiday; festival
国庆 is a type of 节日.
related
庆祝
qìng zhù
celebrate
People 庆祝 on 国庆.