Mandarin volcab practice

过年 (guònián)

celebrate the New Year

春节 (chūnjié)

Spring Festival; Chinese New Year

年夜饭 (niányèfàn)

New Year's Eve dinner

鱼 (yú)

fish

饺子 (jiǎozi)

dumplings

年糕 (niángāo)

rice cake

象征 (xiàngzhēng)

to symbolize

年年有余 (niánnián yǒu yú)

have surplus every year

成功 (chénggōng)

success

财富 (cáifù)

wealth

富足 (fùzú)

abundance

团圆 (tuányuán)

reunion

红包 (hóngbāo)

red envelope

祝福 (zhùfú)

blessing

好运 (hǎoyùn)

good luck

放鞭炮 (fàng biānpào)

set off firecrackers

点灯 (diǎn dēng)

light lamps

穿红衣服 (chuān hóng yīfu)

wear red clothes

舞龙舞狮 (wǔ lóng wǔ shī)

dragon and lion dance

贴春联 (tiē chūnlián)

paste Spring Festival couplets

挂灯笼 (guà dēnglóng)

hang lanterns

团聚 (tuánjù)

reunite

大扫除 (dàsǎochú)

spring cleaning

传统 (chuántǒng)

tradition

现代 (xiàndài)

modern

庆祝 (qìngzhù)

celebrate

拜年 (bàinián)

give New Year greetings

数字红包 (shùzì hóngbāo)

digital red envelope

社交媒体 (shèjiāo méitǐ)

social media

短信 (duǎnxìn)

text message

越南 (Yuènán)

Vietnam

韩国 (Hánguó)

Korea

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China

奥黛 (ào dài)

Vietnamese traditional dress

韩服 (hánfú)

Hanbok

祭祖 (jìzǔ)

ancestor worship

祖先 (zǔxiān)

ancestors

年糕汤 (niángāo tāng)

rice cake soup

压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)

lucky money

驱邪避凶 (qūxié bìxiōng)

ward off evil

旅行 (lǚxíng)

travel

探亲 (tànqīn)

visit relatives

文化 (wénhuà)

culture

礼仪 (lǐyí)

etiquette

尊重 (zūnzhòng)

respect

幸福 (xìngfú)

happiness

团圆饭 (tuányuán fàn)

reunion dinner

习俗 (xísú)

custom; tradition

意义 (yìyì)

meaning; significance

因为...所以... (yīnwèi... suǒyǐ...)

because... so...

不但...还... (bùdàn... hái...)

not only... but also...

一...就... (yī... jiù...)

as soon as... then...

每当...就... (měidāng... jiù...)

whenever... then...

为了... (wèile...)

in order to...

虽然...但是... (suīrán... dànshì...)

although... but...

从那以后... (cóng nà yǐhòu...)

from then on

后来... (hòulái...)

later

一开始... (yī kāishǐ...)

at the beginning

最后... (zuìhòu...)

finally

比如... (bǐrú...)

for example

也被认为... (yě bèi rènwéi...)

is also believed to...

象征着... (xiàngzhēngzhe...)

symbolizes...

对...来说... (duì... lái shuō...)

for...; as for...

和...不一样 (hé... bù yīyàng)

different from...

比较... (bǐjiào...)

comparatively

不仅...而且... (bùjǐn... érqiě...)

not only... but also...

一起... (yīqǐ...)

together

常常... (chángcháng...)

often

都会... (dōu huì...)

all will; usually

可以... (kěyǐ...)

can; may

应该... (yīnggāi...)

should

觉得... (juéde...)

think; feel

我认为... (wǒ rènwéi...)

I think

听起来... (tīng qǐlái...)

sounds like

所以... (suǒyǐ...)

therefore

还有... (hái yǒu...)

in addition

同时... (tóngshí...)

at the same time

然后... (ránhòu...)

then

首先... (shǒuxiān...)

first

其次... (qícì...)

next

总是... (zǒngshì...)

always

特别... (tèbié...)

especially