Celebrations and traditions vocab Flashcards by caitlin s

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jie ri 节日

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festival

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qing zhu 庆祝

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celebrate

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xi su 习俗

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custom

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chun jie 春节

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spring festival/chinese new year

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chuan tong 传统

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tradition/traditional

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xin nian 新年

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new year

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chu xi 除夕

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new year’s eve

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zhong yao 重要

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important

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guo 过

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celebrate

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fang bian pao 放鞭炮

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set off fireworks

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fang bao zhu 放爆竹

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set off fireworks

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yan hua 烟花

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fireworks

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bai nian 拜年

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pay a new year’s call

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ya sui qian 压岁钱

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money given to children as a new year’s present

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hong bao 红包

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red envelopes filled with money given as a gift

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nong li 农历

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lunar calendar

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da nian chu yi 大年初一

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new year’s day in the lunar calendar

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zheng yue chu yi 正月初一

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new year’s day in the lunar calendar

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jiao zi 饺子

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dumplings

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zhu he 祝贺

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to congratulate

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xin nian kuai le 新年快乐

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happy new year

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wan shi ru yi 万事如意

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to have all ones wishes

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gong xi fa cai 恭喜发财

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have a prosperous new year

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tie 贴

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stick/paste

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chun lian 春联

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new year’s couplets

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nian hua 年画

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new year’s painting

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ying chun 迎春

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to welcome spring

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fu 福

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happiness

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feng sheng 丰盛

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rich, sumptuous

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nian ye fan 年夜饭

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new year’s dinner

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tuan yuan fan 团圆饭

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reunion dinner

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tuan ju 团聚

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reunion/reunite

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yu 鱼

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fish

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nián gão 年糕

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New Year cake

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dài bião 代表

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to represent; to stand for

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yì yì 意义

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meaning

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nián nián you yú 年年有余

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(may you) have abundance year after year

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nián nián gao sheng 年年高升

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(may you) have promotions year afteryear

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bàn nián huo 办年货

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to shop in preparation for Chinese
New Year

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shou suì 守岁

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to stay up all night on lunar New
Year’s Eve

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chũn jié lián huãn wăn huì 春节联欢
晚会

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CCTV New Year’s Gala

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chũn wăn 春晚

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abbr. for CCTV New Year’s Gala

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jí lì 吉祥

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lucky; auspicious

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tãng yuán 汤圆

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boiled balls of glutinous rice flour

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rè nao 热闹

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bustling with noise and excitement;
lively

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wũ lóng wŭ shĩ 舞龙舞狮

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dragon and lion dance

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qũ xié 驱邪

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to drive out devils; exorcism

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bão píng an 保平安

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wish for safety and peace

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dà săo chú 大扫除

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spring cleaning

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săo chén 扫尘

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to clean

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dă são 打扫

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to clean; to sweep

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děng lóng 灯笼

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lantern

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sòng jiù yíng xĩn 送旧迎新

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usher out the old, greet the new

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逛庙会 guàng miào hui

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to visit temple fairs

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元宵节 |yuán xião jié

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Lantern Festival

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灯节 děng jié

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the Lantern Festival

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元宵 yuán xião

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sticky rice dumplings

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猜灯谜 cãi deng mi

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to guess the lantern riddles

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灯会 dẽng huì

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carnival during the Lantern Festival,with lantern displays

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端午节 duān wŭ jié

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Dragon Boat Festival

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屈原 qũ yuán

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Qu yuan

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爱国 ài guó

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patriotic

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糯米 nuò mĩ

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glutinous rice

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赛龙舟 sài lóng zhōu

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to race dragon boats

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赏月 shăng yuè

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to admire the full moon

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象征 xiàng zhẽng

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to symbolize; to signify; to stand for

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