Spring Festival 春节chūnjié -8th grade

春节

chūn jié

Spring Festival

过年

guò nián

Chinese New Year

农历

nóng lì

lunar calendar

春运

chūn yùn

Spring Festival travel season

大扫除 to 除旧布新

dàsǎochú/major cleaning in order to chújiùbùxīn remove the old things to deck out the new things

办年货

bàn nián huò

to buy items needed for the New Year

拿红包

ná hóng bāo

receiving red envelop

压岁钱

yā suì qián

new year lucky money

除夕

chú xì

Last day of the year, new year's eve

吃年夜饭

chī nián yè fàn

eat new year eve family dinner

守岁

shǒu suì - stay up late till midnight on New Year's Eve

春晚(春节晚会）

chūn wǎn(chūn jíe wǎn huì)

The Chinese New Year Eve T.V. Gala

大年初一

dà nián chū yĪ

The first day of Chinese New Year

吉祥话

jí xiáng huà

lucky Idioms and greetings during Chinese New Year

恭喜发财

gōng xǐ fā cái

Congrats & good wealth

年年有余(餘)

nián nián yǒu yǘ

every year have surplus

步步高升

bù bù gāo shēng

promoting higher and higher, the idioms to be associated with 年糕 niángāo

贴春联

tiē chūn lián

paste lucky couplet

放鞭炮

fàng biān pào

to set off fire crackers

拜年

bài nián

visit friends and family to congratulate new year

舞龙舞狮

wǔ lóng wǔ shī

dragon and lion parade

年糕

nián gāo

Rice cake

大吉大利

dà jí dà lì

much good fortune and good luck

吃饺子

chī jiǎo zi

to eat dumpling

剪窗花

jiǎn chuāng huā/paper cutting for window decoration

家人团圆

jiārén tuányuán

Family reunion - the most important thing about the Chinese New Year

元宝

yuán bǎo

gold ingots