拜 (bài)
to pay tribute; to pay one's respects
拜年 (bài nián)
to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year
办年货 (bàn nián huò)
to do shopping for the Chinese New Year
悲剧 (bēi jù)
tragedy
编剧 (biān jù)
scriptwriter
财神 (Cái shén)
God of Wealth
才艺表演 (cái yì biǎo yǎn)
talent show
嫦娥奔月 (Cháng É bēn yuè)
Goddess Chang E flew to the moon
出嫁 (chū jià)
to get married (a woman)
除夕 (chú xī)
Chinese New Year's Eve
传说 (chuán shuō)
legend
春联 (chūn lián)
Spring Festival couplets
大扫除 (dà sǎo chú)
year-end clean-up
导演 (dǎo yǎn)
director / to direct
道教 (Dào jiào)
Taoism
灯笼 (dēng lóng)
lantern
(电影)明星 ((diàn yǐng) míng xīng)
(film) star
动画片/卡通片 (dòng huà piàn / kǎ tōng piàn)
animation film / cartoon
动作片 (dòng zuò piàn)
action film
读者 (dú zhě)
reader
二胡 (èr hú)
erhu
犯罪片/警匪片 (fàn zuì piàn / jǐng fěi piàn)
crime film
访谈节目/清谈节目 (fǎng tán jié mù / qīng tán jié mù)
talk show
(放)烟花 ((fàng) yān huā)
(to set off) fireworks
讽刺 (fěng cì)
irony
佛教 (Fó jiào)
Buddhism
改编 (gǎi biān)
to adapt
感人/令人感动 (gǎn rén / lìng rén gǎn dòng)
touching; moving
歌词 (gē cí)
lyrics
功夫片 (gōng fū piàn)
kung fu film
恭喜发财 (gōng xǐ fā cái)
wishing you prosperity and wealth
古代哲学 (gǔ dài zhé xué)
ancient philosophy books
古筝 (gǔ zhēng)
guzheng
古装片 (gǔ zhuāng piàn)
costume/period film
过年 (guò nián)
to celebrate Chinese New Year
红包 (hóng bāo)
red envelope
婚宴 (hūn yàn)
wedding banquet
纪录片 (jì lù piàn)
documentary
祭品 (jì pǐn)
sacrificial offerings
嫁妆 (jià zhuāng)
dowry
剪纸 (jiǎn zhǐ)
paper-cutting
郊游 (jiāo yóu)
to go on an outing / excursion; trip
(节目)主持人 ((jié mù) zhǔ chí rén)
(programme) presenter/host
禁忌 (jìn jì)
taboo
经典著作 (jīng diǎn zhù zuò)
classics
京剧 (Jīng jù)
Beijing opera
剧情/情节 (jù qíng / qíng jié)
story/plot of a film
角色 (jué sè)
role (in a film or book)
科幻片 (kē huàn piàn)
science fiction film
恐怖片 (kǒng bù piàn)
horror film
夸张 (kuā zhāng)
exaggerated; melodramatic
(浪漫)爱情片 ((làng màn) ài qíng piàn)
romance film
连环画/漫画 (lián huán huà / màn huà)
graphic novel; comic
连续剧 (lián xù jù)
drama series
录播 (lù bō)
recorded broadcast
满月宴 (mǎn yuè yàn)
banquet to celebrate a baby's first-month birthday
迷信 (mí xìn)
superstition
民歌 (mín gē)
folk song
民间风俗 (mín jiān fēng sú)
folk custom
名著 (míng zhù)
classics; famous books
年糕 (nián gāo)
Chinese New Year cake
年画 (nián huà)
Spring Festival pictures
年夜饭/团年饭 (nián yè fàn / tuán nián fàn)
Chinese New Year’s Eve family reunion dinner
农历 (nóng lì)
traditional Chinese calendar
拍摄 (pāi shè)
to film; to video
配角 (pèi jué)
supporting role
配音 (pèi yīn)
dubbing
票房 (piào fáng)
box office
频道 (pín dào)
channel (of TV, etc.)
祈福 (qí fú)
to pray for blessing and good fortune
奇幻片 (qí huàn piàn)
fantasy film
娶妻 (qǔ qī)
to get married (a man)
儒家 (Rú jiā)
Confucianism
如意吉祥 (rú yì jí xiáng)
wishing you the very best of luck
散文 (sǎn wén)
prose
丧礼/葬礼 (sāng lǐ / zàng lǐ)
funeral
扫墓 (sǎo mù)
to sweep a tomb
赏月 (shǎng yuè)
to admire the moon
烧香 (shāo xiāng)
to burn incense
烧纸钱 (shāo zhǐ qián)
to burn paper money (ritual money)
生肖 (shēng xiào)
Chinese zodiac
诗/诗歌 (shī / shī gē)
poetry
守岁 (shǒu suì)
to stay up all night on Chinese New Year’s Eve
守孝 (shǒu xiào)
to observe mourning for one's parents
寺庙 (sì miào)
temple
汤圆 (tāng yuán)
glutinous rice balls
题材/内容 (tí cái / nèi róng)
subject matter; content
童话 (tóng huà)
fairy tale
团聚/团圆 (tuán jù / tuán yuán)
to get together; to have a reunion / reunion
外语片 (wài yǔ piàn)
foreign-language film
武术 (wǔ shù)
martial arts
舞台 (wǔ tái)
stage
喜剧 (xǐ jù)
comedy
喜庆 (xǐ qìng)
joyous
戏曲 (xì qǔ)
Chinese opera
香包 (xiāng bāo)
scented sachet (given at Dragon Boat Festival)
新郎 (xīn láng)
bridegroom
新娘 (xīn niáng)
bride
旋律 (xuán lǜ)
melody
压岁钱 (yā suì qián)
money given as a Chinese New Year gift