A Course In Contemporary Chinese 2 Lesson 15

Front 1

春節

Back 1

The Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival

Hint 1

chūnjié

Front 2

伯伯

Back 2

(Older) uncle, friend's father in general

Hint 2

bóbo

Front 3

年夜飯

Back 3

Lunar New Year's Eve dinner

Hint 3

niányèfàn

Front 4

打擾

Back 4

To trouble (someone), to disturb

Hint 4

dǎrǎo

Front 5

女兒

Back 5

Daughter

Hint 5

nü3'ér

Front 6

國外

Back 6

Abroad

Hint 6

guówài

Front 7

圍爐

Back 7

For a family to gather over Lunar New Year's Eve dinner

Hint 7

wéilú

Front 8

意思

Back 8

Meaning

Hint 8

yìsi

Front 9

全家

Back 9

The entire family

Hint 9

quánjiā

Front 10

孩子

Back 10

Children

Hint 10

háizi

Front 11

吉祥

Back 11

Auspicious

Hint 11

jíxiáng

Front 12

年紀

Back 12

Age

Hint 12

niánjì

Front 13

過年

Back 13

To celebrate the Lunar New Year

Hint 13

guò nián

Front 14

除夕夜

Back 14

Lunar New Year's Eve

Hint 14

chúxì yè

Front 15

睡著

Back 15

To fall asleep

Hint 15

shuìzháo

Front 16

壓歲錢

Back 16

New Year's Eve money

Hint 16

yāsuìqián

Front 17

恭喜發財

Back 17

Congratulations. I wish you wealth

Hint 17

gōngxǐ fācái

Front 18

好了

Back 18

OK

Hint 18

hǎo le

Front 19

節日

Back 19

Holiday, festival

Hint 19

jiérì

Front 20

打掃

Back 20

To clean up (must include sweeping)

Hint 20

dǎsǎo

Front 21

另外

Back 21

In addition

Hint 21

lìngwài

Front 22

春聯

Back 22

New Year's couplets (with calligraphy, in doublets)

Hint 22

chūnlián

Front 23

除夕

Back 23

Lunar New Year's Eve

Hint 23

chúxì

Front 24

年糕

Back 24

New Year rice cake

Hint 24

niángāo

Front 25

橘子

Back 25

Orange, tangerine

Hint 25

júzi

Front 26

守歲

Back 26

To stay up waiting for the arrival of the New Year

Hint 26

shǒusuì

Front 27

說法

Back 27

Way of saying things, a theory

Hint 27

shuōfǎ

Front 28

晚

Back 28

Late

Hint 28

wǎn

Front 29

活

Back 29

To live, to stay active

Hint 29

huó

Front 30

平安

Back 30

Peaceful, eventless

Hint 30

píng'ān

Front 31

出門

Back 31

To go out, to leave the house

Hint 31

chūmén

Front 32

拜年

Back 32

To pay a New Year visit

Hint 32

bàinián

Front 33

又

Back 33

Again

Hint 33

yòu

Front 34

起來

Back 34

As a resultative particle, it indicates the beginning of an action of state

Hint 34

qǐlái

Front 35

華人

Back 35

Chinese, a person of Chinese ethnicity

Hint 35

Huárén

Front 36

貼上

Back 36

To stick on (the wall)

Hint 36

tiēshàng

Front 37

年年有餘

Back 37

Abundance every year

Hint 37

niánnián yǒuyú

Front 38

步步高升

Back 38

To rise in social rank

Hint 38

bùbù gāoshēng

Front 39

大吉大利

Back 39

Great wishes for the new year

Hint 39

dàjí dàlì

Front 40

放鞭炮

Back 40

To set off firecrackers

Hint 40

fàng biānpào

Front 41

大年初一

Back 41

First day of the Lunar New Year

Hint 41

dànián chūyī

Front 42

大年初五

Back 42

Fifth day of the Lunar New Year

Hint 42

dànián chūwǔ