凯特琳 - February 3 Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards
农历(nóng lì)
Lunar Caldendar
正月初一(zhēng yuè chū yī)
The first day of the month
春节
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
盛大(Shèngdà)
Magnificent
节日
Festival, holiday
家庭团聚(jiātíngtuánjù)
Family Reunion
新旧交替(xīnjiù jiāotì)
Transition from old to new
时刻(shí kè)
Moment, point in time, always
陪伴(péi bàn)
To accompany
至关重要(zhì guān zhòng yào)
Vital, crucial, essential
仪式感(yíshìgǎn)
Sense of ritual
身处异乡(Shēn chǔ yìxiāng)
In a foreign land
集中(jí zhōng)
Centralized, to concentrate
返乡(fǎn xiāng)
To return to one’s hometown
形成(xíng chéng)
To take shape, to form
一年一度(Yī nián yīdù)
Annually, once a year
全球(quánqiú)
Global
最大规模(Zuìdà guīmó)
Largest Scale
人口迁徙(Rénkǒu qiānxǐ)
Human migration
春运
Spring Festival
庆祝(qìng zhù)
Celebrate
灶神(zào shén)
Kitchen God
大扫除
To clean up, sweep away
买年货
Shopping for the spring festival
贴春联(tiē chūn lián)
To paste the spring festival couplets
忙碌(máng lù)
Bustling, busy
除夕(chú xī )
(New Year’s) Eve
来源(lái yuán)
Origin
神话传说
Ancient Myths and Legends
远古时代(yuǎngǔ shídài)
Ancient Times
怪兽(guàishòu)
Monster
讨厌(tǎo yàn)
Nasty, to dislike
红色
Red
烟火(yān huǒ)
Fireworks
放鞭炮(fàng biān pào)
To set off firecrackers
吓走(xià zǒu)
To scare away
守岁(shǒu suì)
Stay up later, all night on New Year’s Eve
吃年夜饭(chī nián yè fàn)
Have New Year’s eve dinner
看春晚(kàn chūn wǎn)
Watch Spring Festival Gala
重要(zhòng yào)
Important
习俗(xísú)
Custom
讲究(jiǎng jiu)
Pay attention to, tasteful
年年有余(nián nián yǒu yú)
Have an abundant year
富足(fù zú)
Plentiful, abundant, rich
喜庆团圆(Xǐqìng tuányuán)
Festive reunion
吉祥如意(jíxiáng rúyì)
Good fortune as one wishes
长辈
Elder generation
晚辈
Younger generation
祝愿(zhùyuàn)
Wish
平平安安(píngpíng ān’ān)
Safe and sound
好运
Good luck
如今
Nowadays
移动支付(Yídòng zhīfù)
Mobile payment
普及(Pǔjí)
Popular
用手机发红包(Yòng shǒujī fà hóngbāo)
Send red envelope with cell phone
潮流(cháo liú)
Current, trend, tide
便捷(biànjié)
Convenient
网路(wǎng lù)
Internet
第一时间
At the first moment
传递(chuán dì)
Transmit, deliver
亲友(qīnyǒu)
Relatives and friends
即使(jí shǐ)
Even though, even if
千里之我外
Thousand miles distant
之后
Following, afterwards, after, later
持续(chí xù)
To persist, to continue
气氛(qì fēn)
Mood, atmosphere
第一次月圆
The first full moon
元宵节(yuán xiāo jié)
The Lantern Festival
热闹非凡(Rènào fēifán)
Bustling with excitement
过
To pass, to celebrate
。。。的时候
When。。。
回家
To go home
团圆(tuányuán)
To reunite as a family
传统(chuán tǒng)
Tradition, convention
吃饺子
To eat dumpling
包饺子
Make dumpling
正月十五(zhēngyuè shíwǔ)
Fifteenth day of the lunar year
灯节(dēng jié)
Lantern Festival
汤圆(tāngyuán)
Sweet Dumplings
压岁钱(yāsuìqián)
Money gift to children particularly as new year present
发红包
To give red envelope
发
To send
舞狮(wǔ shī)
Lion dance
舞龙
Dragon dance
铁窗花(tiē chuāng huā)
Paste paper-cut for window decoration
祭祖(jì zǔ)
To offer sacrifices to ancestors
拜年(bài nián)
To wish a Happy New Year
团圆饭
Family reunion dinner
吉祥话(jí xiáng huà)
Lucky phrase
恭喜发财(gōngxǐ fācái)
May you be happy and prosperous
年糕(niángāo)
New Year’s Cake
步步高升(bù bù gāo shēng)
Be promoted step-by-step
大吉大利(dà jí dà lì)
Much good fortune and good luck
万事如意(wàn shì rú yì)
May all your wishes come true
喜气洋洋(xǐqìyángyáng)
Full of joy, jubilant
穿新衣
Wear new clothes
生肖(shēng xiào)
Twelve zodiac animals