Celebrations and traditions vocab Flashcards by caitlin s

jie ri 节日

festival

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qing zhu 庆祝

celebrate

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xi su 习俗

custom

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chun jie 春节

spring festival/chinese new year

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chuan tong 传统

tradition/traditional

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xin nian 新年

new year

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chu xi 除夕

new year’s eve

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zhong yao 重要

important

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guo 过

celebrate

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fang bian pao 放鞭炮

set off fireworks

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fang bao zhu 放爆竹

set off fireworks

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yan hua 烟花

fireworks

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bai nian 拜年

pay a new year’s call

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ya sui qian 压岁钱

money given to children as a new year’s present

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hong bao 红包

red envelopes filled with money given as a gift

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nong li 农历

lunar calendar

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da nian chu yi 大年初一

new year’s day in the lunar calendar

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zheng yue chu yi 正月初一

new year’s day in the lunar calendar

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jiao zi 饺子

dumplings

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zhu he 祝贺

to congratulate

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xin nian kuai le 新年快乐

happy new year

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wan shi ru yi 万事如意

to have all ones wishes

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gong xi fa cai 恭喜发财

have a prosperous new year

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tie 贴

stick/paste

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chun lian 春联

new year's couplets

nian hua 年画

new year's painting

ying chun 迎春

to welcome spring

fu 福

happiness

feng sheng 丰盛

rich, sumptuous

nian ye fan 年夜饭

new year's dinner

tuan yuan fan 团圆饭

reunion dinner

tuan ju 团聚

reunion/reunite

yu 鱼

fish

nián gão 年糕

New Year cake

dài bião 代表

to represent; to stand for

yì yì 意义

meaning

nián nián you yú 年年有余

(may you) have abundance year after year

nián nián gao sheng 年年高升

(may you) have promotions year afteryear

bàn nián huo 办年货

to shop in preparation for Chinese New Year

shou suì 守岁

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

chũn jié lián huãn wăn huì 春节联欢晚会

CCTV New Year's Gala

chũn wăn 春晚

abbr. for CCTV New Year's Gala

jí lì 吉祥

lucky; auspicious

tãng yuán 汤圆

boiled balls of glutinous rice flour

rè nao 热闹

bustling with noise and excitement; lively

wũ lóng wŭ shĩ 舞龙舞狮

dragon and lion dance

qũ xié 驱邪

to drive out devils; exorcism

bão píng an 保平安

wish for safety and peace

dà săo chú 大扫除

spring cleaning

săo chén 扫尘

to clean

dă são 打扫

to clean; to sweep

děng lóng 灯笼

lantern

sòng jiù yíng xĩn 送旧迎新

usher out the old, greet the new

逛庙会 guàng miào hui

to visit temple fairs

元宵节 |yuán xião jié

Lantern Festival

灯节 děng jié

the Lantern Festival

元宵 yuán xião

sticky rice dumplings

猜灯谜 cãi deng mi

to guess the lantern riddles

灯会 dẽng huì

carnival during the Lantern Festival,with lantern displays

端午节 duān wŭ jié

Dragon Boat Festival

屈原 qũ yuán

Qu yuan

爱国 ài guó

patriotic

糯米 nuò mĩ

glutinous rice

赛龙舟 sài lóng zhōu

to race dragon boats

赏月 shăng yuè

to admire the full moon

象征 xiàng zhẽng

to symbolize; to signify; to stand for