Chinese spring festival

新

(xīn) new

新年

(xīn nián) new year

春

(chūn) spring

春节

(Chūn Jié) the Spring Festival

过

(guò) to celebrate (holiday

过年

(guò nián) to celebrate the Lunar New Year

传统

chuán tǒng--traditional

习俗

xí sú - custom

节日

(jié rì) festival

都

dōu - adverb--both; all

农历

(nóng lì) lunar calendar

正月

(zhēng yuè)the first lunar month

腊月

là yuè (n) twelfth lunar month

最后

(zuì hòu) final

除夕

(chú xī) Chinese New Year's Eve

团圆

(tuán yuán) reunite

成千上万

chéng qiān shàng wàn--thousands upon thousands

春运

(chūn yùn) the Spring Festival travel rush

一起

(yī qǐ) together

年夜饭

(niányèfàn) Chinese New Year's Eve dinner

守岁

(shǒu suì) to stay up all night on Cjomese New Year's Eve

年糕

(niángāo) Lunar New Year sticky rice cake

年年有余

nián nián yǒu yú - have an abundant year

年年高升

every year rising higher and higher (nián nián gāo shēng)

给

(gěi) to give

孩子

(hái zi) child

钱

(qián) money

里

（lǐ）inside

红包

(hóngbāo) red packet

希望

(xīwàng) hope; to hope

快乐

(kuài lè) happy

恭喜发财

(gōng xǐ fā cái) Wishing someone prosperity

穿新衣

(chuān xīn yī) to wear new clothes

戴新帽

(dài xīn mào) to wear new hats

舞龙

(wǔ lóng) dragon dance

舞狮

(wǔ shī) lion dance

元宵节

(yuán xiāo jié) Lantern Festival

提灯笼

(tí dēng lóng) to hold lanterns

赏花灯

(shǎng huā dēng) to admire lanterns

生肖

(shēng xiào) zodiac animals

属

(shǔ) have the zodiac sign of ...

饺子

(jiǎozi)-Dumplings

鱼

yú - fish

鼠

shǔ - rat

牛

(niú) cow; ox

虎

hǔ - tiger

兔

tù - rabbit

龙

lóng - dragon

蛇

shé - snake

马

mǎ - horse

羊

yáng - sheep

猴

hóu - monkey

鸡

jī - chicken

狗

gǒu - dog

猪

zhū - pig

春联

(chūn lián) Spring Festival couplets

贴春联

Tiē chūnlián Paste Spring Festival couplets

大扫除

dà sǎo chú - to clean up

放鞭炮

fàng biān pào - To set off firecrackers

办年货

make new year purchases (bàn nián huò)