chpt 40

Question 1

節日

Answer 1

festival, jiérì

Question 2

傳統

Answer 2

traditional; tradition, chuántǒng

Question 3

底

Answer 3

bottom/end, dǐ

Question 4

中

Answer 4

middle, zhōng

Question 5

全家

Answer 5

the whole family, quán jiā

Question 6

全

Answer 6

whole/full/complete, quán

Question 7

年夜飯

Answer 7

lunar new years eve dinner, niányèfàn

Question 8

拜年

Answer 8

to pay a new years visit; to wish somebody a happy new year, bàinián

Question 9

壓歲錢

Answer 9

new year money (gift to younger generations), yāsuìqián

Question 10

熱鬧

Answer 10

bustling with noise and excitement; lively, rènao

Question 11

粽子

Answer 11

a pyramid-shaped dumpling made out of glutinous rice and wrapped in leaves, zòngzi

Question 12

提到

Answer 12

to mention, tídào

Question 13

自己

Answer 13

oneself; one’s own, zìjǐ

Question 14

食物

Answer 14

food, shíwù

Question 15

舉例（字）

Answer 15

to give an example, jǔlì(zi)

Question 16

例子

Answer 16

example/instance, lìzi

Question 17

月餅

Answer 17

mooncake, yuèbǐng

Question 18

團圓

Answer 18

reunite, tuányuán

Question 19

中國城

Answer 19

chinatown, zhōngguóchéng

Question 20

城

Answer 20

city, chéng

Question 21

掛

Answer 21

to hand/to put up, guà

Question 22

花燈

Answer 22

festive lantern, huādēng

Question 23

湯圓

Answer 23

sweet glutinous-rice dumplings in soup, tāngyuán

Question 24

西方

Answer 24

the west, xīfāng

Question 25

年輕

Answer 25

young, niánqīng

Question 26

春節

Answer 26

spring festival/chinese new year, chūnjié

Question 27

端午節

Answer 27

dragon boat festival (5th of 5th lunar month), duānwǔjié

Question 28

中秋節

Answer 28

mid-autumn festival (15th of the 8th lunar month), zhōngqiūjié

Question 29

元宵節

Answer 29

lantern festival (15th if the 1st lunar month)/marking day if traditional chinese new year celebrations, yuánxiāojié

Question 30

元宵

Answer 30

traditional sticky rice dumplings, yuánxiāo

Question 31

情人節

Answer 31

valentine’s day, qíngrénjié

Question 32

聖誕節

Answer 32

christmas, shèngdànjié

Question 33

萬聖節

Answer 33

all saints day/halloween, wànshèngjié

Question 34

農曆

Answer 34

lunar calendar, nónglì

Question 35

公曆

Answer 35

gregorian calendar, gōnglì

Question 36

放鞭炮

Answer 36

to set off firecrackers, fàng biānpào

Question 37

放

Answer 37

to set off/to release, fàng

Question 38

鞭炮

Answer 38

firecrackers, biānpào

Question 39

龍舟

Answer 39

dragon boat, lóngzhōu

Question 40

燈籠

Answer 40

lantern, dēnglong