Learn Chinese words about Chinese New Year in China
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| Hello, guys! Welcome! I’m Yuting. Today our topic is Chinese New Year, it’s also called spring festival. Ok, let's begin! |
| 1. 春节 (Chūnjié) “Chinese New Year" |
| 春节对于中国人来讲是最重要的节日。 (Chūnjié duìyú zhōngguó rén lái jiǎng shì zuì zhòngyào de jiérì.) "The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese." |
| And that's because in the spring festival, all of the family member will go back home for the family reunion, so this is meaningful. |
| 2. 春联 (Chūnlián) "New Year‘s scroll" |
| 春联有上联，下联和横批。 (Chūnlián yǒu shànglián, xiàlián hé héngpī.) "New Year's scroll has the first line, second line and the top scroll." |
| 上联和下联是对应的。(Shànglián hé xiàlián shì duìyìng de.) ”The first line and the second line are corresponding.” |
| 3. 红包 (Hóngbāo) "red envelope" |
| This is my favorite word. |
| 过年好！红包拿来！ (Guònián hǎo! Hóngbāo ná lái!) (“Happy New Year! Red envelopes please!”) |
| 在中国，长辈们必须要给孩子们红包。 (Zài zhōngguó, zhǎngbèimen bìxū yào gěi háizimen hóngbāo.) "In China, seniors must give red envelopes to children." |
| Because I’m not married and I don't have a child, so I still get red envelope from my father and mother, and my grandmother. Yeah! |
| 4. 饺子 (Jiǎozi) "dumpling" |
| 每个人过年都应该吃饺子。 (Měi gèrén guònián dōu yīnggāi chī jiǎozi.) "Everyone should eat dumplings during the Chinese New year." |
| Dumpling is not only a kind of foot, it also means family and love. |
| 5. 春节联欢晚会 (Chūnjié liánhuān wǎnhuì) "CCTV Spring Festival Gala" |
| 在除夕夜这一天，所有中国人都会看春节联欢晚会。 (Zài chúxì yè zhè yītiān, suǒyǒu zhòng guó rén dūhuì kàn chūnjié liánhuān wǎnhuì.) "On the Spring Festival Eve, all the Chinese will watch the CCTV Spring Festival Gala." |
| So if you want to be famous, you just need a 30-second performance in this kind of gala, you will become so famous! |
| Ok guys, today we learned several words about the Spring Festival in China, and my favorite word is the red envelope! Because I still have the red envelopes. |
| And please comment below, let me know what's the most important festival in your country. Ok, as always, don't forget to subscribe. See you next time, bye-bye! |
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