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大扫除

dà sǎo chú - to clean up, sweep away

恭喜发财

ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái -wish you good fortune

团圆

tuán yuán -to have a reunion

传统

chuán tǒng tradition

农历新年

nóng lì xīn nián-chinese lunar new year

春节

Chūn Jié • the Spring Festival

重视

zhòng shì - to attach importance to

红包

hóngbāo - red envelope containing money to be given as a gift

习俗

xísú - custom

干干净净

gān gān jìng jìng---clean, neat

过年

guò nián -celebrate the New Year

放鞭炮

fàng biān pào - To set off firecrackers

步步高升

bù bù gāo shēng - Be promoted step by step

(吃年糕象征步步高升)

福字

fu2 zi -fortune character

长辈

zhǎng bèi - elder generation

年夜饭

nián yè fàn - Chinese New Year's Eve dinner

家务

jiā wù household duties / housework

年糕

nián gāo - New Year's Cake

饺子

(jiǎo zi) dumpling

看重

kàn zhòng -value，consider important

老人

lǎo rén -old people / the aged

热闹

(Rènào) Bustling, exciting

健康

jiàn kāng：healthy; health

庆祝

qìng zhù -celebrate

食物

shí wù － food

传统节日

chuán​ tǒng jié​ rì - traditional festivals

烟花

yān huā - fireworks

晚辈

wǎn bèi -younger generation, juniors

兴旺

(xīng wàng) prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish

运气

yùn qi -luck (good or bad)

愿望

yuàn wàng -desire / wish

舞龙

wǔ lóng - dragon dance

舞狮

wǔ shī - lion dance

拜年

bài nián - to pay a New Year call / to wish someone a happy Chinese New Year

准备

Zhǔn bèi - Prepare

压岁钱

yā suì qián -Lucky money (Red Envelope)

节日

jié rì - festival, holiday

贴春联

tiē chūn lián - to paste the spring festival couplets

大吉大利

dà jí dà lì
much good fortune and good luck

龙马精神

lóng mǎ jīng shén
being energetic, good spirit

年年有余

nián nián yǒu yú - have an abundant year, may there be surpluses every year