Lesson 11 - 中国的节日

Question 1

节日

Answer 1

jiérì

holiday
festival

Question 2

结束

Answer 2

jiéshù

to end
to finish

Question 3

继续

Answer 3

jìxù

to continue
to go on with

Question 4

舅舅

Answer 4

jiùjiu

mother’s brother
maternal uncle

Question 5

舅妈

Answer 5

jiùmā

wife of mother’s brother

Question 6

小区

Answer 6

xiǎoqū

residential development
residential complex

Question 7

环境

Answer 7

huánjìng

environment
surroundings

Question 8

除夕

Answer 8

chúxī

Chinese New Year’s Eve

Question 9

年夜饭

Answer 9

niányèfàn

Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner

Question 10

感情

Answer 10

gǎnqíng

feeling
emotion
affection

Question 11

墙

Answer 11

qiáng

wall

Question 12

贴

Answer 12

tiē

to paste
to glue

Question 13

幸福

Answer 13

xìngfú

happy
happiness

Question 14

福

Answer 14

fú

blessing
good fortune

Question 15

倒

Answer 15

dào

to turn upside down
to go backwards

Question 16

奇怪

Answer 16

qíguài

strange
odd

Question 17

意思

Answer 17

yìsi

meaning

Question 18

餐

Answer 18

cān

meal

Question 19

本来

Answer 19

běnlái

original
originally
at first

Question 20

家

Answer 20

jiā

measure word for families and commercial establishments such as restaurants, hotels, shops, companies, etc.

Question 21

气氛

Answer 21

qìfēn

atmosphere
ambiance

Question 22

以

Answer 22

yǐ

with

Question 23

代

Answer 23

dài

to replace
to substitute

Question 24

酒

Answer 24

jiǔ

alcohol
liquor

Question 25

举

Answer 25

jǔ

to lift
to raise

Question 26

顺利

Answer 26

shùnlì

smooth
successful
without a hitch

Question 27

进步

Answer 27

jìnbù

to make progress
progressive

Question 28

干杯

Answer 28

gān bēi

to drink a toast
cheers!
bottoms up

Question 29

成功

Answer 29

chénggōng

to succeed
successful

Question 30

晚会

Answer 30

wǎnhuì

evening gathering
soiree

Question 31

剩（下）

Answer 31

shèng (xia)

to leave a surplus
to be left (over)

Question 32

浪费

Answer 32

làngfèi

to waste
to squander
wasteful

Question 33

余

Answer 33

yú

to surplus
to spare

Question 34

传统

Answer 34

chuántǒng

tradition
traditional

Question 35

农历

Answer 35

nónglì

traditional Chinese lunar calendar
lit. agricultural calendar

Question 36

初

Answer 36

chū

first

Question 37

粽子

Answer 37

zòngzi

pyramid-shaped dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

Question 38

月饼

Answer 38

yuèbǐng

moon cake

Question 39

团圆

Answer 39

tuányuán

to reunite (as a family)

Question 40

正月

Answer 40

zhēngyuè

first month of the lunar year
first moon

Question 41

元宵

Answer 41

yuánxiāo

night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month
sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour

Question 42

嘛

Answer 42

ma

particle used to emphasize the obvious

Question 43

计时

Answer 43

jì shí

to count time

Question 44

拜年

Answer 44

bài nián

to wish someone a happy Chinese New Year
to pay a Chinese New Year’s call

Question 45

恭喜

Answer 45

gōngxǐ

to congratulate

Question 46

发财

Answer 46

fā cái

to get rich
to make a fortune

Question 47

红包

Answer 47

hóngbāo

red envelope containing money to be given as a gift

Question 48

热闹

Answer 48

rènao

(of a place or a scene) lively
buzzing with excitement
bustling with activity

Question 49

鞭炮

Answer 49

biānpào

firecracker

Question 50

春节

Answer 50

Chūnjié

Spring Festival
Chinese New Year

Question 51

端午节

Answer 51

Duānwǔjié

Dragon Boat Festival

Question 52

中秋节

Answer 52

Zhōngqiūjié

Mid-Autumn Festival
Moon Festival

Question 53

感恩节

Answer 53

Gǎn’ēnjié

Thanksgiving

Question 54

元宵节

Answer 54

Yuánxiāojié

Lantern Festival

Question 55

过年

Answer 55

guònián

celebrating the New Year
activities surrounding the Spring Festival

Question 56

对联

Answer 56

duìlián

antithetical couplet
rhyming couplet

Question 57

花灯

Answer 57

huādēng

festive lantern

Question 58

清明节

Answer 58

Qīngmíngjié

Qingming Festival (observed around April 5th)
festival to clean family graves & make offerings to deceased relatives

Question 59

汨罗江

Answer 59

Mìluójiāng

Miluo River