春节 · Spring Festival
The words of Chinese New Year: the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, dumplings, red envelopes, couplets on the door and the greetings everyone trades. Written by XiaoZhuJian for the Spring Festival.
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- 春节
- chūn jié
- Spring Festival; Chinese New Year
春节是中国最重要的传统节日。
chūn jié shì zhōng guó zuì zhòng yào de chuán tǒng jié rì
The Spring Festival is China's most important traditional festival.
- 除夕
- chú xī
- New Year's Eve (lunar)
- 年夜饭
- nián yè fàn
- New Year's Eve reunion dinner
除夕晚上，一家人一起吃年夜饭。
chú xī wǎn shang yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī nián yè fàn
On New Year's Eve the whole family eats the reunion dinner together.
- 饺子
- jiǎo zi
- dumpling
北方人过年的时候喜欢包饺子。
běi fāng rén guò nián de shí hou xǐ huan bāo jiǎo zi
In the north, people like to make dumplings at New Year.
- 红包
- hóng bāo
- red envelope (of gift money)
过年的时候，孩子们最期待收红包。
guò nián de shí hou hái zi men zuì qī dài shōu hóng bāo
At New Year, what children look forward to most is getting red envelopes.
- 春联
- chūn lián
- Spring Festival couplets
- 贴
- tiē
- to paste; to stick up
大年三十，家家户户都在门上贴春联。
dà nián sān shí jiā jiā hù hù dōu zài mén shang tiē chūn lián
On New Year's Eve, every household pastes couplets up around its door.
- 鞭炮
- biān pào
- firecrackers
现在很多城市不让放鞭炮了。
xiàn zài hěn duō chéng shì bú ràng fàng biān pào le
Many cities don't allow firecrackers any more.
- 拜年
- bài nián
- to pay a New Year call; to wish a happy New Year
大年初一，我们去爷爷奶奶家拜年。
dà nián chū yī wǒ men qù yé ye nǎi nai jiā bài nián
On New Year's Day we go to Grandpa and Grandma's to wish them a happy New Year.
- 恭喜发财
- gōng xǐ fā cái
- may you prosper (New Year greeting)
过年见面，大家都互相说“恭喜发财”。
guò nián jiàn miàn dà jiā dōu hù xiāng shuō gōng xǐ fā cái
When people meet at New Year, they wish each other prosperity.