Mandarin Study Guide

春节 (Chūn jié)

Spring Festival

…的时候 (… de shí hòu)

when

中国人 (Zhōng guó rén)

Chinese people

喜欢 (xǐhuān)

to like; be fond of

说 (shuō)

to speak

什么 (shén me)

what

新年 (xīn nián)

new year

快乐 (kuài lè)

happy

今年 (jīn nián)

this year

虎 (hǔ)

tiger

年 (nián)

year

还 (hái)

still; in addition

大吉 (dà jí)

extremely lucky; highly auspicious

吃 (chī)

to eat

年夜饭 (nián yè fàn)

(Chinese) New Year’s Eve dinner

饺子 (jiǎo zi)

(Chinese) dumpling

有 (yǒu)

to have

鱼 (yú)

fish

真棒 (zhēn bàng)

really awesome

做 (zuò)

to do

贴 (tiē)

to paste; to attach

春联 (chūn lián)

Spring festival scrolls; New Year couplets

看 (kàn)

to watch

春晚 (Chūn wǎn)

Spring Festival Gala

放 (fàng)

to set off (fireworks/firecrackers)

鞭炮 (biān pào)

firecracker

舞狮 (wǔ shī)

lion dance

舞龙 (wǔ lóng)

dragon dance

拿 (ná)

to receive

红包 (hóng bāo)

(literally) red envelope; a gift of money given during Spring Festival, which is placed inside a red envelope.

爱 (ài)

love