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Jiayou 7 New Year
Term | Definition | Pinyin |
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除夕 | Chinese New Year's Eve | chú xī |
包 | to wrap | bāo |
饺子 | Chinese dumpling | jiǎo zǐ |
一口气 | at one go, without a break | yī kǒu qì |
交好运 | to have a lucky streak | jiāo hǎo yùn |
老家 | hometown | lǎo jiā |
对联 | a Chinese couplet | duì lián |
团圆饭 | family reunion dinner | tuán yuán fàn |
年糕 | Chinese New Year cake | nián gāo |
联欢 | to have a get-together, to have a party | lián huān |
晚会 | an event/party that takes place in the evening | wǎn huì |
鞭炮 | firecracker | biān pào |
亲戚 | relative | qīn qī |
拜年 | to pay someone a visit during Chinese New Year | bài nián |
长辈 | the older generation | zhǎng bèi |
毛 | 10 cents | máo |
压岁钱 | money given to children as a gift during Chinese New Year | yā suì qián |
开心 | happy, joyous | kāi xīn |
红包 | a traditional Chinese red packet with money inside | hóng bāo |
长假 | long vacation | chang jia |
外地 | other places | wài dì |
回 | a measure word (for number of occasions) | huí |
成千上万 | tens of thousands | chéng qiān shàng wàn |
合家团圆 | family reunion | hé jiā tuán yuán |
变 | to change | biàn |
元宵节 | the Lantern Festival (on the 15th night of the first lunar month) | yuán xiāo jiē |
元宵 | glutinous rice dumplings | yuán xiāo |
花灯 | festive lantern | huā dēng |
顿 | a measure word (for meals) | dùn |
生肖 | the animals of the Chinese zodic | shēng xiāo |
属 | to be born in the year of | shǔ |
图案 | design | tú àn |
有趣 | interesting | yǒu qù |
猜 | to guess | cāi |
灯谜 | lantern riddle | dēng mí |
中 | to hit, be just right | zhōng |
奖品 | prize | jiǎng pǐn |
广东 | Guangdong Province | guǎng dōng |
海南 | Hainan Province | hǎi nán |