春节快乐 · Happy Spring Festival
Chūnjié kuàilè — How Chinese families celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
春节是中国最重要的节日。
Spring Festival is China's most important holiday.
每年的一月或二月,我们过春节。
Every year in January or February, we celebrate it.
春节前,全家一起打扫房子。
Before the festival, the whole family cleans the house together.
我们在门上贴红色的对联。
We stick red couplets on the doors.
除夕晚上,全家人一起吃年夜饭。
On New Year's Eve, the whole family eats dinner together.
大家都喜欢吃饺子和鱼。
Everyone loves dumplings and fish.
孩子们收到红包,非常开心。
Children receive red envelopes and are very happy.
晚上我们一起看春节晚会。
At night we watch the Spring Festival Gala.
十二点,外面有很多烟花。
At midnight, there are fireworks outside.
第二天,我们去亲戚家拜年。
The next day, we visit relatives' homes.
大家互相说"新年快乐"。
Everyone wishes each other "Happy New Year."
春节真热闹!
Spring Festival is really lively!
Vocabulary in this story (56 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 春节 | Chūnjié | Spring Festival |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China's |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important |
| 的 | de | (of) |
| 节日 | jiérì | holiday |
| 每年 | měi nián | every year |
| 一月 | yī yuè | January |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 二月 | èr yuè | February |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 过 | guò | celebrate |
| 前 | qián | before |
| 全家 | quán jiā | whole family |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | clean |
| 房子 | fángzi | house |
| 在 | zài | on |
| 门上 | mén shàng | the door |
| 贴 | tiē | stick |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red |
| 对联 | duìlián | couplets |
| 除夕 | chúxī | New Year's Eve |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening |
| 全家人 | quán jiā rén | whole family |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 年夜饭 | nián yè fàn | reunion dinner |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumplings |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 孩子们 | háizimen | children |
| 收到 | shōudào | receive |
| 红包 | hóngbāo | red envelopes |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very |
| 开心 | kāixīn | happy |
| 看 | kàn | watch |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | Gala |
| 十二点 | shí èr diǎn | at twelve |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside |
| 有 | yǒu | there are |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many |
| 烟花 | yānhuā | fireworks |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | the next day |
| 去 | qù | go to |
| 亲戚 | qīnqi | relatives' |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 拜年 | bàinián | pay New Year greetings |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | mutually |
| 说 | shuō | say |
| 新年快乐 | xīnnián kuàilè | "Happy New Year" |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 热闹 | rènao | lively |