Unit 2: Festival & Customs Flashcards
一口气
at one go, without a break
交好运
to have a lucky streak
肯定
confirm
鞭炮
firecracker
咱
we, us
回
MW (# of occasions)
图案
design
猜
to guess
灯谜
lantern riddle
奖品
prize
中
to hit, be just right
成千上万
tens of thousands
长假
long vacation
联会
to have a get-together, to have a party
对联
a Chinese couplet
包
to wrap
象征
symbol, token
洁白
pure white
院子
courtyard
遗憾
regret
想念
to miss
举
to lift, raise
婵娟
the moon
绝唱
unsurpassed masterpiece
特制
specially made (for a specific purpose or by special process)
馅儿
filling
嫦娥奔月
the legend of Chang’e who flew to the moon
吉庆
auspicious occasion
花好月圆
a wish for family happiness
品种
breed, kind
果仁
kernel
豆沙
sweet bean paste
祝愿
wish
点燃
to ignite
鼓乐
drumbeats
欢腾
to be elated
起舞
to dance
风灾
typhoon, violent storm
蟒蛇
python
传染病
contagious disease
病魔
serious illness
托
to hold up, support by hand
捕鱼
to catch fish
度日
to make a living
守护
to guard, defend
风调雨顺
favorable weather (for agriculture)
五谷丰登
a good harvest
前夕
eve
看穿
to see through
阴谋
conspiracy
自杀
to commit suicide
打捞
to pull something out of the water
糯米
glutinous rice
捆
to tie, to bundle up
秦国
the State of Qin
楚国
the State of Chu
漫
to overflow