AP Chinese Dragon Boat Festival

节日

Festival; holiday

早晨

Early morning

荷包

Embroidered pouch; purse

戴

To wear (Jewelry, watches)

身上

On the body

风俗

Folk customs

习惯

Usual practice; to be accustomed to

用处

Use

过节

To celebrate a festival or holiday

丰盛

Sumptuous (meal)

鸡

Chicken

鸭

Duck

盘

Plate; platter

根本

Fundamentally; not at all

端

To carry or hold something with both hands

粽子

Dumpling wrapped in bamboo

大官

High-ranking official

表面上

On the surface

实际上

Actually; in fact; in reality

早晚

Sooner or later

国王

King

赶

To drive away

南方

The south

忧国忧民

Concerned about one's country and one's people

投江

To jump into a river

自杀

To commit suicide

诗人

Poet

之一

One of

诗

Poem; poetry

表现

To display, to manifest

爱国

Patriotic

精神

Spirit

祭祀

To offer sacrifices to ji1si1

老百姓

"Old Hundred Names"; common folk lao3bai3xing4

米

Uncooked rice

竹筒

Bamboo tube

投

To throw

江

River

赛

To race; to compete

龙舟

Dragon boat

象征

To symbolize; symbol xiang4zheng1

当时

At that time; of the time

人们

People

争先恐后

To strive to be first and fear to lag behind; to vie with one another - zheng1xian1kong3hou4

救

To save (life)

动人

Moving; touching

端午节

Dragon Boat Festival

楚国

State of Chu

屈原

Qu Yuan

秦国

State of Qin

鞭炮

firecracker

亲朋好友

good friends and dear relatives

拜年

to pay a new year call to wish somone a happy new year

压岁钱

money given to children as lunar new year gift

农历

“agricultural” calendar; lunar calendar

正月

the first month of the lunar calendar

元宵

the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, celebrated with lanterns and tangyuan (glutinous rice balls)

各种各样

various kinds of

灯

lantern, lamp

上街

to go into the streets

月亮

the moon

圆

round

亮

bright

团圆

to reunite as a family

日子

day, time, life

外面

outside

尽可能

try one’s best

院子

courtyard

月饼

moon cake

赏月

to admire the full moon

春节

The spring festival; Chinese new year

中秋节

the mid-autumn festival

元宵节

the Lantern Festival

灯节

Lantern festival