Chinese L11 vocab + grammar

压岁钱

yā suì qián
money given to children as new years gift

阳历

yáng lì

gregorian calendar

元旦

yuán dàn

New Year’s day

春节

chūn jié

spring festival

习俗

xí sú

custom

历史学家

lì shǐ xué jiā

historian

禾

hé

grain; cereal

背

bēi

carry on one’s back

举行

jǔ xíng

hold (ceremony, celebration)

丰收

fēng shōu

bumper harvest

活动

huó dòng

activity

可怕

kě pà

fearful; terrible

魔怪

mó guài

monster

害人

hài rén

harm people

害怕

hài pà

scared of; be afraid

怕

pà

scared of; be afraid

响声

xiǎng shēng

sound; noise

红颜色

hóng yán sè

red color

家家户户

jiā jiā hù hù

every family

除夕

chú xī

New Year’s Eve

丰盛

fēng shèng

rich; abundant

全部

quán bù

whole; all

年年有鱼

nián nián yǒu yú

There is surplus money every year

余

yú

surplus

节余

jié yú

remianing

收入

shōu rù

income; revenue

大年初一

dà nián chū yī

The first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year

饺子

jiǎo zi

dumplings

汤圆

tāng yuán

sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour

团团圆圆

tuán tuán yuán yuán

family reunion

年糕

nián gāo

sweet rice cake

拜年

bài nián

give new year’s greetings

岁数

suì shu

age

压住

yā zhù

push down

压胜钱

yā shèng qián

money to bring luck and ward off evil

假

jiǎ

false

真

zhēn

true

长命富贵

cháng mìng fù guì

live long and be successful

消灾

xiāo zāi

prevent calamities

变成

biàn chéng

change to

指

zhǐ

refer to; mean

形容词重叠

e.g. 高高兴兴

xíng róng cí chóng dié

e.g. gāo gāo xìng xìng

adjective repetition

每当…时候

měi dāng … shí hou

whenever

据说 / 听说

jù shuō / tīng shuō

it is said

两次重叠

e.g. 个个

liàng cí chóng dié

e.g. gè gè

repetition of measure words

头

tóu

first

不是…就是

bú shì … jiù shì

either…or