<p>Don't use 'at the Dragon Boat Festival', that suggests to me a festival in a specific geographical location or place.</p>
<p>You could say 'at 5 o'clock' or 'at midnight', because those are specific times. 'At Christmas time' designates a specific time in the year.</p>
<p>在端午节这天，人们都喜欢吃粽子。<br />
During the Dragon Boat Festival, everybody likes munching Zongzi.</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, everybody likes munching Zongzi.</p>

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2020-06-27T04:30:28.400Z
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Pedroski
<p>If there's no specification,  &quot;在端午节&quot; can mean 1. &quot;在端午节<strong>期間</strong>&quot; (during the Dragon Boat Festival <strong>period</strong>) or 2. &quot;在端午节<strong>當日</strong>&quot; (on <strong>the day</strong> of the Dragon Boat Festival)</p>
<p>Just like in English, &quot;I will come home during Christmas time' and &quot;I will come home on Christmas day' are different</p>

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2020-06-27T04:33:28.660Z
Try 'on Christmas day, on the day of' sounds much better!
Pedroski
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Tang Ho
<p>This sentence</p>
<p>中国人喜欢在端午节吃粽子。</p>
<p>is translated as,</p>
<p>Chinese People like to eat Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.</p>
<p>Why is 在 translated as &quot;during&quot; rather then &quot;at&quot;.</p>

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Why is 在 translated as "during" in this sentence rather then "at"?
# Why is 在 translated as "during" in this sentence rather then "at"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-27)

This sentence

中国人喜欢在端午节吃粽子。

is translated as,

Chinese People like to eat Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Why is 在 translated as "during" rather then "at".

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-27. Score: 2

Don't use 'at the Dragon Boat Festival', that suggests to me a festival in a specific geographical location or place.

You could say 'at 5 o'clock' or 'at midnight', because those are specific times. 'At Christmas time' designates a specific time in the year.

在端午节这天，人们都喜欢吃粽子。  
During the Dragon Boat Festival, everybody likes munching Zongzi.

or

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, everybody likes munching Zongzi.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-27. Score: 1

If there's no specification, "在端午节" can mean 1. "在端午节**期間**" (during the Dragon Boat Festival **period**) or 2. "在端午节**當日**" (on **the day** of the Dragon Boat Festival)

Just like in English, "I will come home during Christmas time' and "I will come home on Christmas day' are different

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Try 'on Christmas day, on the day of' sounds much better!  

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