Integrated Chinese 4 Lesson 11 Part2

晚会/晚會

(wǎn huì)

evening party

剩(下)

(shèng xià)

to leave a surplus; to be left (over)

浪费/浪費

(làng fèi)

to waste; to squander; wasteful

余/餘

(yú)

extra, surplus , left over

传统/傳統

(chuán tǒng)

tradition; traditional

农历/農曆

(nóng lì)

traditional Chinese lunar calendar; lit. "agricultural calendar"

初

(chū)

at first, (at the) beginning, first, junior

粽子

(zòng zi)

sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

月饼/月餅

(yuè bǐng) mooncakes

团圆/團圓

(tuán yuán)

to reunite as a family

正月

(zhēng yuè)

first month of the lunar new year

元宵

(yuánxiāo)

元宵节

sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour

嘛

(ma)

word ending, indicating an obvious situation

计时/計時

(Jì shí)

to count time

倒计时(計時)

(dào Jì shí)

countdown

拜年

(bài nián)

to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year

请问中国人拜年的时候会说什么？

恭喜

(gōng xǐ)

to congratulate

发财(發財)

(fā cái)

get rich; to make a fortune

红包(紅包)

(hóng bāo)

red money envelope

热闹(熱鬧)

(rè nao)

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

鞭炮

(biān pào)

firecrackers 放+鞭炮

中秋节(中秋節)

zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival

感恩节(感恩節)

Gǎn'ēn Jié • Thanksgiving Day

元宵节(元宵節)

yuánxiāojié - Lantern Festival