ap chinese L10

過春節 (guò chūn jié)

to observe the Chinese New Year

除夕 (chú xī)

lunar New Year's Eve

辦年貨 (bàn nián huò)

to buy items needed for New Year

貼春聯 (tiē chūn lián)

to paste Spring Festival couplets

大掃除 (dà sǎo chú)

to clean up, sweep away

紅包 (hóng bāo)

(red) envelope containing money (given as a gift)

拜年 (bài nián)

to wish a Happy New Year

年夜飯 (nián yè fàn)

family reunion dinner on lunar New Year's Eve

等不及 (děng bù jí)

cannot wait for

祭拜 (jì bài)

to worship; to offer a sacrifice to

祖先 (zǔ xiān)

ancestors; ancestry

恭喜 (gōng xǐ)

congratulations

發財 (fā cái)

to make a fortune

壓歲錢 (yā suì qián)

a gift of money given to children on lunar New Year

年糕 (nián gāo)

lunar New Year's cake (glutinous rice)

千萬 (qiān wàn)

surely

聖誕節 (shèng dàn jié)

Christmas Day

裝飾 (zhuāng shì)

to decorate

包 (bāo)

to wrap

禮物 (lǐ wù)

gift

佈置 (bù zhì)

to arrange

團圓 (tuán yuán)

reunion

紀念 (jì niàn)

to commemorate

熱鬧 (rè nào)

lively, bustling

利用 (lì yòng)

to take advantage of

贈送 (zèng sòng)

to present as a gift

表達 (biǎo dá)

to express

傳統 (chuán tǒng)

tradition

風俗 (fēng sú)

custom, practice

獸 (shòu)

beast, animal

嚇人 (xià rén)

frightening

人人皆知 (rén rén jiē zhī)

known by everyone

弱點 (ruò diǎn)

weak point

見不得 (jiàn bù dé)

cannot bear to see

家家戶戶 (jiā jiā hù hù)

each and every family

燒 (shāo)

to burn

竹子 (zhú zi)

bamboo

爆 (bào)

to burst, pop

聲響 (shēng xiǎng)

sound, noise

發生 (fā shēng)

to happen

不管 (bù guǎn)

regardless

終於 (zhōng yú)

finally

鞭炮 (biān pào)

firecrackers

屬 (shǔ)

to belong to

常識 (cháng shí)

common sense

象徵 (xiàng zhēng)

to symbolize

元寶 (yuán bǎo)

silver/gold ingot

有餘 (yǒu yú)

plenty, ample

慶祝 (qìng zhù)

to celebrate

表演 (biǎo yǎn)

performance

舞龍 (wǔ lóng)

dragon dance

獅 (shī)

lion

福 (fú)

good fortune

倒 (dào)

to turn upside down

吉祥 (jí xiáng)

auspicious

如意 (rú yì)

as one wishes

歲歲 (suì suì)

every year

平安 (píng ān)

safe and sound