Usage note
庆祝的意思是大家开心地一起做特别的事情，比如生日或节日的时候。
Qìngzhù de yìsi shì dàjiā kāixīn de yīqǐ zuò tèbié de shìqíng, bǐrú shēngrì huò jiérì de shíhou.
This word means to happily do something special together, like on birthdays or holidays.
Context note
庆祝用在开心的日子，比如生日、节日或比赛赢了的时候。它表示大家一起高兴地纪念特别的事情。
qìngzhù yòng zài kāixīn de rìzi, bǐrú shēngrì, jiérì huò bǐsài yíngle de shíhou. tā biǎoshì dàjiā yīqǐ gāoxìng de jìniàn tèbié de shìqing.
This word is used on happy occasions like birthdays, festivals, or winning a game. It means people come together to joyfully mark a special event.
5 examples
我们庆祝生日。
wǒ men qìng zhù shēng rì。
We celebrate a birthday.
大家一起庆祝。
dà jiā yì qǐ qìng zhù。
Everyone celebrates together.
庆祝节日。
qìng zhù jié rì。
Celebrate the festival.
老师庆祝活动成功。
lǎo shī qìng zhù huó dòng chéng gōng。
The teacher celebrates the success of the event.
我们要庆祝。
wǒ men yào qìng zhù。
We are going to celebrate.
5 mini stories
生日那天，全家一起庆祝。
shēng rì nà tiān， quán jiā yì qǐ qìng zhù。
On the birthday, the whole family celebrates together.
考试结束以后，大家决定一起庆祝。
kǎo shì jié shù yǐ hòu， dà jiā jué dìng yì qǐ qìng zhù。
After the exam ended, everyone decided to celebrate together.
节日里，街上很热闹，大家都在庆祝。
jié rì lǐ， jiē shàng hěn rè nào， dà jiā dōu zài qìng zhù。
During the festival, the streets are lively and everyone is celebrating.
老师说活动成功以后可以庆祝一下。
lǎo shī shuō huó dòng chéng gōng yǐ hòu kě yǐ qìng zhù yí xià。
The teacher said we can celebrate a little after the event succeeds.
我们做了蛋糕，准备庆祝。
wǒ men zuò le dàn gāo， zhǔn bèi qìng zhù。
We made a cake and prepared to celebrate.
Mini dialogue
生日快乐
A
我们怎么庆祝你的生日？
Wǒmen zěnme qìngzhù nǐ de shēngrì?
How do we celebrate your birthday?
B
我们一起吃蛋糕庆祝吧！
Wǒmen yīqǐ chī dàngāo qìngzhù ba!
Let's celebrate by eating cake together!
新年庆祝
A
春节你们庆祝吗？
Chūnjié nǐmen qìngzhù ma?
Do you celebrate the Spring Festival?
B
当然，全家人一起庆祝。
Dāngrán, quán jiā rén yīqǐ qìngzhù.
Of course, the whole family celebrates together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
祝贺
zhùhè
to congratulate
祝贺 is to congratulate someone; 庆祝 is to celebrate an event or occasion.
related
节日
jiérì
festival, holiday
We often 庆祝 (celebrate) a 节日 (festival or holiday).