Topic 4: Chinese Cultural Practices Flashcards
食品
shí pǐn: food, foodstuff
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié: Lantern Festival (final event of 春节)
on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
汤圆
tāng yuán: boiled balls of glutinous rice flour eaten during the Lantern Festival
端午节
duān wǔ jié: Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th Lunar Month)
duān: end, extremity
挂
guà: to hang or suspend
满了
mǎn le: to fill, full, satisfy, reach limit
灯笼
dēng lóng: lantern
谜语
mí yǔ: riddle (m. word 条)
尽管
jǐn guǎn: although, despite, even though
猜
cāi: to guess
表示
biǎo shì: to express, show, indicate
团圆
tuán yuán: to have a reunion
meanwhile, 团员 (also tuán yuán): member, group member
馅
xiàn: stuffing, filling
火腿
huǒ tuǐ: ham
据说
jù shuō: it’s said that, reportedly
习俗
xí sú: custom, local tradition
纪念
jì niàn: to commemorate, remember, memorialize
治理
zhì lǐ: to govern, administer, manage, control
嫉妒
jí dù: to be jealous, to envy
渐渐
jiàn jiàn: gradually
疏远
shū yuǎn: to drift apart, become estranged
流放
liú fàng: banishment, exile
衰落
shuāi luò: to fall, drop, decline, deteriorate
于是
yú shì: as a result, thus, consequently
怀念
huái niàn: to cherish the memory of, reminisce
竹叶
zhú yè: bamboo leaf
投
tóu: to throw oneself (into a river, etc.), cast, send
流传
liú chuán: to spread, circulate, hand down
大都
dà dū: for the most part
咸
xián: salty, salted
粽子
zòng zi: glutinous rice and filling wrapped in leaves and boiled (sticky rice)
