春节回家 · Going Home for Spring Festival
Chūnjié huí jiā — The most important festival of the year.
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每年春节我都会回老家。
Every Spring Festival I go back to my hometown.
坐火车回家要花十个小时。
Taking the train home takes ten hours.
虽然很累,但是我很开心。
Though tiring, I'm very happy.
到家以后我先去看爷爷奶奶。
After arriving home, I first visit my grandparents.
奶奶总是准备很多好吃的。
Grandma always prepares lots of delicious food.
除夕晚上全家人一起吃年夜饭。
On New Year's Eve the whole family eats reunion dinner together.
我们会放鞭炮,看春晚。
We set off firecrackers and watch the Gala.
孩子们最喜欢收红包。
The children love getting red envelopes the most.
这是一年中最重要的节日。
This is the most important festival of the year.
Vocabulary in this story (51 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 每年 | měi nián | every year |
| 春节 | Chūnjié | Spring Festival |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 都会 | dōu huì | always |
| 回 | huí | return to |
| 老家 | lǎojiā | hometown |
| 坐 | zuò | take |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 回家 | huí jiā | go home |
| 要 | yào | takes |
| 花 | huā | spend |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 个 | gè | (measure) |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hours |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 但是 | dànshì | but |
| 开心 | kāixīn | happy |
| 到家 | dào jiā | arrive home |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 去 | qù | go |
| 看 | kàn | see |
| 爷爷 | yéye | grandpa |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandma |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | prepares |
| 很多 | hěnduō | lots of |
| 好吃的 | hǎochī de | delicious things |
| 除夕 | chúxī | New Year's Eve |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening |
| 全家人 | quán jiā rén | the whole family |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 年夜饭 | niányèfàn | reunion dinner |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 会 | huì | will |
| 放 | fàng | set off |
| 鞭炮 | biānpào | firecrackers |
| 春晚 | Chūnwǎn | Spring Gala |
| 孩子们 | háizimen | children |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 收 | shōu | receiving |
| 红包 | hóngbāo | red envelopes |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 一年中 | yì nián zhōng | in a year |
| 重要的 | zhòngyào de | important |
| 节日 | jiérì | festival |