Lesson 11: China's Holidays

第十一课：中国的节日

节日

jiérì - holiday, festival

舅舅

jiùjiu - uncle (mother’s brother)

舅妈

jiùmā - aunt (mother’s brother’s wife)

小区

xiǎoqū - residential development, residential complex

环境

huánjìng - environmental surroundings

除夕

chúxī - Chinese New Year’s Eve

年夜饭

niányèfan - Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner

墙

qiáng - wall

贴

tiē - to paste, to glue

福

fú - blessing, good fortune

倒

dào - to turn upside down, to turn backwards

奇怪

qíguài - strange, weird

意思

yìsi - meaning

以

yǐ - with

代

dài - to replace, to substitute

酒

jiǔ - alcohol, liquor

举

jǔ - to lift, to raise

顺利

shùnlì - smooth, successful, without a hitch

进步

jìnbù - to make progress, progressive

干杯

gān bēi - to drink a toast (lit. to dry the cup)

成功

chénggōng - to succeed, successful

晚会

wǎnhuì - evening gathering, soiree

剩（下）

shèng (xia) - to leave a surplus, to be left (over)

浪费

làngfèi - to waste, to squander, wasteful

余

yú - surplus, to have a surplus

传统

chuántǒng - tradition, traditional

农历

nónglì

初

chū - first, easily part of

粽子

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

月饼

yuèbǐng - moon cake

团圆

tuányuán - to reunite (as a family)

正月

zhēngyuè - first month of the lunar year

元宵

yuánxiāo - night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month, sweet dumplings made out of sticky-rice flour

嘛

ma - (particle used to emphasize the obvious)

计时

jì shí - to count time

拜年

bài nián - to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year, to pay a Chinese New Year call

恭喜

gōngxǐ - to congratulate

发财

fā cái - to get rich, to make a fortune

红包

hóngbāo - red envelope containing gift money

热闹

rènao - lively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity (of a place or scene)

鞭炮

biānpào - firecracker

春节

Chūnjié - Spring Festival, Chinese New Year

端午节

Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival

中秋节

Zhōngqiūjié - Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival

感恩节

Gǎn’ēnjié

元宵节

Yuànxiāojié - Lantern Festival