第十一课：中国年和压岁钱

Question 1

n. yāsuìqián

money given to children as New Year’s gift

Answer 1

压岁钱

(壓歲錢)

Question 2

n. yánglì

the Gregorian calendar

Answer 2

阳历

(陽曆)

Question 3

n. yuándàn

New Year’s day

Answer 3

元旦

Question 4

n. nónglì

lunar calendar

Answer 4

农历

(農曆)

Question 5

n. chūn jié

Spring Festival

Answer 5

春节

(春節)

Question 6

v. zhî

refer to; mean

Answer 6

指

Question 7

jùshuō

it is said

Answer 7

据说

(據說)

Question 8

prep. gēn jù

according to

Answer 8

根据

(根據)

Question 9

n. lìshîxué jiā

historian

Answer 9

历史学家

(歷史學家)

Question 10

n. jiâgûwén

inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells from the Shang dynasty; oracle-bone script

Answer 10

甲骨文

Question 11

n. hé

standing grain

Answer 11

禾

Question 12

v. bēi

carry on the back

Answer 12

背

Question 13

v. jûxíng

hold (ceremony, celebration)

Answer 13

举行

(舉行)

Question 14

v. qìngzhù

celebrate

Answer 14

庆祝

(慶祝)

Question 15

n. fēngshōu

good harvest

Answer 15

丰收

(豐收)

Question 16

n. huódòng

activity

Answer 16

活动

Question 17

n. móguài

monster

Answer 17

魔怪

Question 18

hài rén

harm people

Answer 18

害人

Question 19

n. xiângshēng

sound; noise

Answer 19

响声

(響聲)

Question 20

fàng biānpào

let off firecrackers

Answer 20

放鞭炮

Question 21

v. tiē

paste

Answer 21

贴

Question 22

adj. dàhóng

bright red

Answer 22

大红

Question 23

n. chūnlián

Spring Festival couplets

Answer 23

春联

(春聯)

Question 24

n. chúxī

the Chinese New Year’s eve

Answer 24

除夕

Question 25

conj. *bù jín ... hái* not only ... but also

Answer 25

不仅...还 ## Footnote (不僅...還)

Question 26

n. *shōurù* income; revenue

Answer 26

收入

Question 27

n. *jiéyú* surplus

Answer 27

节余 ## Footnote (節餘)

Question 28

n. *dà niánchūyī* the first day of the lunar year

Answer 28

大年初一

Question 29

n. *jiâozi* dumplings

Answer 29

饺子

Question 30

n. *tāngyuán* sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour

Answer 30

汤圆

Question 31

*tuántuán-yuányuán* a reunion of the whole family

Answer 31

团团圆圆 ## Footnote (團團圓圓)

Question 32

n. *niángāo* sweet rice cake

Answer 32

年糕

Question 33

n. *shuîpíng* level; standard

Answer 33

水平

Question 34

*bài nián* give new year's greetings

Answer 34

拜年

Question 35

conj. *ér* but

Answer 35

而

Question 36

n. *yāshèngqián* money to bring luck and ward off evil

Answer 36

压胜钱 ## Footnote (壓勝錢)

Question 37

adj. *jiâ* fake

Answer 37

假

Question 38

adj. *zhēn* real; genuine

Answer 38

真

Question 39

*chángmìng fùguì* live long and be successful

Answer 39

长命富贵 ## Footnote (長命富貴)

Question 40

v. *guà* hang; put up

Answer 40

挂

Question 41

*bì xié* ward off evil

Answer 41

避邪

Question 42

*xiāo zāi* prevent calamities

Answer 42

消灾 ## Footnote (消災)