Mandarin Study Guide

Mandarin 1 Honors Unit 3 Lesson 3 Vocabulary-2

Chinese Characters pinyin Meaning in English

1. 春节 chun jie Spring Festival 2. …的时候 de shi hou when 3. 中国人 zhong guo ren Chinese people 4. 喜欢 xi huan to like; be fond of 5. 说 shuo to speak 6. 什么 shen me what 7. 新年 xin nian new year 8. 快乐 kuai le happy 9. 今年 jin nian this year 10. 虎 hu tiger 11. 年 nian year 12. 还 hai still; in addition 13. 大吉 da ji extremely lucky; highly auspicious 14. 吃 chi to eat 15. 年夜饭 nian ye fan (Chinese) New Year’s Eve dinner 16. 饺子 jiao zi (Chinese) dumpling 17. 有 you to have 18. 鱼 yu fish 19. 真棒 zhen bang really awesome 20. 做 zuo to do 21. 贴 tie to paste; to attach 22. 春联 chun lian Spring festival scrolls; New Year couplets 23. 看 kan to watch 24. 春晚 chun wan Spring Festival Gala 25. 放 fang to set off (fireworks/firecrackers) 26. 鞭炮 bian pao firecracker 27. 舞狮 wu shi lion dance 28. 舞龙 wu long dragon dance 29. 拿 na to receive 30. 红包 hong bao (literally) red envelope; a gift of money given during Spring Festival, which is placed inside a red envelope. 31. 爱 ai love