L12 Chinese New Year (copy) (copy)

农历

nónglì

lunar calendar

节日

jiérì

holiday; festival

新年

xīnnián

the New Year

春节

chūnjié

the Spring Festival

过年

guònián

to observe the New Year

初

chū

beginning

剪

jiǎn

to cut (with scissors)

贴

tiē

to paste; to stick

十分

shífēn

very

车

chē

vehicle

全

quán

whole; complete

团聚

tuánjù

to hold a reunion; to get together

家家户户

jiājiāhùhù

every family

笑

xiào

to laugh; to smile

拜年

bàinián

to pay New Year’s tribute

长辈

zhǎngbèi

elders

亲人

qīnren

close families

祝贺

zhùhè

to congratulate

大街

dàjiē

street

庆祝

qìngzhù

to celebrate

正月初一

zhēngyuè chūyī

first day of the first month in a lunar calendar

立春

lìchūn

the first day of Spring in a lunar calendar

年画

niánhuà

traditional New Year celebration paintings

窗花

chuānghuā

paper cutouts for window decoration

办年货

bàn niánhuò

to do New Year’s shopping

春联

chūnlián

parallel structured verses for New Year celebrations

大年三十

dànián sānshí

last day of a year in a lunar calendar

守岁

shǒusuì

to stay late on New Year’s Eve

团圆饭

tuányuánfàn

family reunion dinner

包饺子

bāo jiǎozi

to make dumplings

汤圆

tāngyuán

rice flour balls

放鞭炮

fàng biānpào

to light firecrackers

红包

hóngbāo

red envelope

舞狮子

wǔ shīzi

to do a lion dance

耍龙灯

shuǎ lóngdēng

to do a dragon light dance

恭喜发财

gōngxǐ fācái

congratulations; may you prosper in the New Year