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A-Level Chinese - Customs and Festivals

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  • 来自
    lái zì (to come from a place)
  • 如何
    rú hé (how; what way; what)
  • 利是钱 (lì shì qián)
    red packet money/gifted money
  • 节气 (jié qì)
    solar term; seasonal division points
  • 思念
    sī niàn (think of / long for / miss)
  • 贴春联 (tiē chūn lián)
    to paste Spring Festival couplets
  • 糯米 (nuò mǐ)
    glutinous rice
  • 完全
    wán quán (complete, whole, totally, entirely)
  • 这些 (zhèxiē)
    these
  • 逛花市 (guàng huā shì)
    to visit/shop at the flower fair/market
  • 然而
    rán ér (however; yet; but)
  • 祭品
    jì pǐn (sacrificial offering)
  • 传统
    chuán tǒng (tradition / convention)
  • 传统 (chuántǒng)
    tradition; traditional
  • 烧纸钱 (shāo zhǐ qián)
    to burn paper money (ritual money)
  • 心里
    xīn lǐ (in one's heart/mind)
  • 实际上 (shíjìshang)
    in fact; in reality; actually
  • 神话
    shén huà (myth, fairy tale)
  • 不断
    bú duàn (unceasing, continuous)
  • 清明节 (qīngmíng jié)
    Tomb Sweeping Festival
  • 拜年 (bài nián)
    to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year; to pay a Chinese New Year's call
  • 寒食节 (hánshí jié)
    Cold Food Festival
  • 知道
    zhī dào (to know)
  • 某些 (mǒu xiē)
    some, certain (things)
  • 扫墓 (sǎo mù)
    to sweep graves, to go to one's ancestors' graves and pay respects
  • 丰富
    fēng fù (abundant, rich, plentiful)
  • 真
    zhēn (really)
  • 月饼
    yuèbǐng (moon cake)
  • 红封包 (hóng fēng bāo)
    red packet money/gifted money
  • 办年货 (bàn nián huò)
    to do shopping for Spring Festival
  • 全国
    quán guó (nationwide/entire country)
  • 守岁 (shǒusuì)
    stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve
  • 一直 (yìzhí)
    always, continuously
  • 那些 (nàxiē)
    those
  • 去世 (qùshì)
    to pass away, to die
  • 一些 (yìxiē)
    some, a few
  • 踏青 (tà qīng)
    going for a walk/out into nature
  • 团员
    tuányuán (to reunite as a family)
  • 倍
    bèi [(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply]
  • 祈福 (qǐ fú)
    to pray for blessing (good
  • 庆祝 (qìngzhù)
    to celebrate, celebration
  • 压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)
    money given to children as a gift during Chinese New Year
  • 财神 (cái shén)
    God of wealth
  • 趋吉避凶 (qū jí bì xiōng)
    to seek good fortune and
  • 几乎
    jī hū (almost, nearly)
  • 正月初一 (zhēng yuè chū yī)
    Chinese New Year's Day (1st day of the new year)
  • 始终 (shǐzhōng)
    from beginning to end; all along
  • 感恩
    gǎn ēn (feel grateful, be thankful)
  • 主要
    zhǔ yào (main; principal; major; primary)
  • 烧香 (shāo xiāng)
    to burn incense
  • 春晚 (chūn wǎn)
    Spring Festival Gala
  • 关于
    guān yú (with respect to, about, regarding)
  • 传说
    chuán shuō (legend; folklore; tradition)
  • 同时
    tóng shí (at the same time)
  • 喜庆 (xǐqìng)
    joyous; festive
  • 季节
    jì jié (season [of the year])
  • 辞旧迎新 (cíjiù yíngxīn)
    bid farewell to the old year and welcome in the new year
  • 除夕 (chúxī)
    Chinese New Year's Eve
  • 总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī)
    in short; in a word; in brief
  • 春节联欢晚会 (chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì )
    Spring Festival Gala
  • 汤圆 (tāng yuán)
    sweet glutinous rice ball
  • 后羿
    Hòuyì (According to the legend, Houyi was an ancient Chinese hero who shot down nine suns in the sky.)
  • 后来 (hòulái)
    afterwards, later
  • 放风筝 (fàng fēngzhēng)
    to fly a kite
  • 表示 (biǎoshì)
    to show; express; indicate
  • 死了 (sǐ le)
    died
  • 贺年食品 (hè nián shí pǐn)
    Chinese New Year food
  • 民间
    mínjiān (folk)
  • 有的 (yǒu de)
    some
  • 再三
    zàisān (over and over again)
  • 灯笼 (dēnglong)
    lantern
  • 生肖 (shēngxiào)
    Chinese zodiac animals
  • 与 (yǔ)
    and; with
  • 相信 (xiāngxìn)
    to believe
  • 兴高采烈 (xìng gāo cǎi liè)
    in high spirits
  • 年糕 (niángāo)
    New Year cake
  • 团年饭 (tuán nián fàn)
    family reunion dinner
  • 吉祥 (jí xiáng)
    lucky, auspicious
  • 大家 (dàjiā)
    everybody, everyone
  • 习惯
    xí guàn (habit, to be accustomed to)
  • 最后
    zuì hòu (final[l]y; last[ly]
  • 神仙
    shén xiān (a supernatural or immortal being)
  • 祭月
    jì yuè (make offerings to the moon)
  • 写春联 (xiě chūn lián)
    write the Spring Festival couplets
  • 于是 (yúshì)
    as a result; thus; therefore
  • 发现
    fā xiàn (to find, discover)
  • 欣赏
    xīn shǎng (to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire)
  • 祖先 (zǔxiān)
    ancestors
  • 放烟花 (fàng yān huā)
    to set off fireworks
  • 成为 (chéngwéi)
    to become, to turn into
  • 一般
    yì bān (normally, generally)
  • 坚持 (jiānchí)
    to persist, persevere
  • 嫦娥奔月
    Cháng'é bèn yuè （Chang'e flying to the moon - legend name)
  • 大扫除 (dàsǎochú)
    to clean up the house (on Chinese New Year's Eve)
  • 农历 (nóng lì)
    lunar calendar (agricultural calendar)
  • 嫦娥
    Cháng'é (Goddess of the Moon)
  • 送礼 (sòng lǐ)
    to give a present
  • 拜月
    bài yuè (worship the moon)
  • 收成
    shōucheng (harvest, crop)
  • 总之 (zǒngzhī)
    in a word; in short; in brief
  • 原因
    yuányīn (reason)
  • 恭喜 (gōngxǐ)
    to congratulate; congratulations
  • 象征
    xiàng zhēng (symbolise, signify)
  • 年夜饭 (niányèfàn)
    family reunion dinner on lunar New Year's Eve
  • 有些 (yǒuxiē)
    some, some of
  • 纪念 (jì niàn)
    commemorate; remember
  • 中秋节
    zhōng qiū jié (Mid-Autumn Festival)
  • 流传
    liú chuán (spread, hand down)
  • 怀念 (huáiniàn)
    cherish the memory of; think fondly of
  • 团聚
    tuán jù (to reunite / to have a reunion)
  • 射手
    shèshǒu (archer; shooter)
  • 祭品 (jì pǐn)
    sacrificial offerings
  • 过年 (guònián)
    celebrate the New Year or the Spring Festival; spend the New Year or the Spring Festival
  • 属相 (shǔxiang)
    any of the 12 symbolic animals of the Chinese zodiac
  • 赏月
    shǎng yuè (admire the full moon)
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