Integrated Chinese Vol 3 L11

Adjective/verb + 着 + verb Second verb phrase indicate the reason for the first action The preposition 以 Originates from classical Chinese and has many meaning. Can sometimes be translated to "to use" or "with" The particle 嘛 Often used in casual conversation to suggest that the reasoning behind a statement is obvious and requires no further elaboration. The pattern (先) ... 再 ... Can be translated to (First) ... then .../ 再 can link two clauses. Indicate that the first action is a desired condition for the second one/ and should be paused until the first action has occurred.

节日

festival/holiday (jiérì)

舅舅

uncle/mother's brother (jiùjiu)

舅妈

aunt/mother's brother's wife (jiùmā)

小区

residential development/residential complex (xiǎoqū)

环境

environment/surroundings (huánjìng)

除夕

Chinese New Year's Eve (chúxī)

年夜饭

Chinese New Years Eve dinner (niányèfàn)

墙

wall (qiáng)

贴

to paste/ to glue (tiē)

福

blessing/ good fortune (fú)

倒

to turn upside down/ to go backwards (dào)

奇怪

strange/weird (qíguài)

意思

meaning (yìsi)

以

with (yǐ)

代

to replace/ to substitute (dài)

酒

alcohol/ liquor (jiǔ)

举

to lift/ to raise (jǔ)

顺利

smooth/ successful/ without a hitch (shùnlì)

进步

to make progress/progressive (jìnbù)

干杯

to drink a toast (lit. to dry the cup) (gānbēi)

成功

to succeed/successful (chénggōng)

晚会

evening gathering/soiree (wǎnhuì)

剩(下)

to leave a surplus/to be left over (shèng)

浪费

to waste/ to squander/wasteful (làngfèi)

余

surplus/to have a surplus (yú)

传统

tradition/traditional (chuántǒng)

农历

traditional Chinese lunar calendar/lit. agricultural calendar (nónglì)

初

first/early part of (chū)

粽子

sticky-rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves (zòngzi)

月饼

moon cake (yuèbǐng)

团圆

to reunite/as a family (tuányuán)

正月

first month of the lunar year (zhēngyuè)

元宵

night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month/sweet dumplings made of sticky-rice flour (yuánxiāo)

嘛

particle used to emphasize the obvious (ma)

计时

to count time (jì shí)

拜年

to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year/ to pay a Chinese New Year call (bài nián)

恭喜

to congratulate (gōngxǐ)

发财

to get rich/ to make a fortune (fā cái)

红包

red envelope containing gift money (hóngbāo)

热闹

lively/ buzzing with excitement/bustling with activity (of a place or scene)

鞭炮

firecrackers (biānpào)

春节

Spring Festival/Chinese New Year (Chūnjié)

端午节

Dragon Boat Festival (duānwǔjié)

中秋节

Mid-Autumn Festival/ Moon Festival (zhōngqiūjié)

感恩节

Thanksgiving (Gǎn'ēn jié)

元宵节

Lantern Festival (yuánxiāojié)