Spring Festival Mandarin VI honors

怪獸

guài shòu monster

大海

dà hǎi ocean

角

jiǎo horn

尖尖的牙

jiān jiān de yá sharp teeth

農曆

nóng lì lunar calendar

大年三十

dà nián sān shí Chinese New Year’s Eve

動物

dòng wù animal

除夕

chú xī New Year’s Eve

村(子)

cūn (zi) village

老婆婆

lǎo pó po granny

走不動

zǒu bú dòng can’t walk due to lack of strength

笑

xiào laugh, smile

貼著紅紙

tiē zhe hóng zhǐ pasted with red paper

屋子

wū zi room

點著燈

diǎn zhe dēng lit by a candle

燒竹子

shāo zhú zi burn the bamboo

聲音

sheng yīn sound, voice

火光

huǒ guāng fire flame

響聲

xiǎng shēng big noise, loud noise

大年初一

dà nián chū yī first day of a year

從此

cóng cǐ since then

家家户户

jiā jiā hù hù every household

貼對聯

tiē duì lián paste the matching couplet

福字

fú zì the character for “Fu”

窗花

chuāng huā paper

放鞭炮

fàng biān pào set off firecrackers

煙花

yān huā fireworks

親朋好友

qīn péng hǎo yǎou relatives and friends

拜年

bài nián pay a new year call

舞龍舞獅

wǔ lóng wǔ shī dragon dance & lion dance

相信

xiāng xìn believe

好運

hǎo yùn good luck

紅包

hóng bāo red envelope

傳說

chuán shuō legend

重要

zhòng yào important

春節

chūnjié Spring Festival