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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Chūnjié是shì中国Zhōngguó最zuì重要zhòngyào的de节日。jiérì

Spring Festival is China's most important holiday.

每年měi nián的de一月yī yuè或huò二月,èr yuè我们wǒmen过guò春节。Chūnjié

Every year in January or February, we celebrate it.

春节Chūnjié前,qián全家quán jiā一起yìqǐ打扫dǎsǎo房子。fángzi

Before the festival, the whole family cleans the house together.

我们wǒmen在zài门上mén shàng贴tiē红色hóngsè的de对联。duìlián

We stick red couplets on the doors.

除夕chúxī晚上,wǎnshang全家人quán jiā rén一起yìqǐ吃chī年夜饭。nián yè fàn

On New Year's Eve, the whole family eats dinner together.

大家dàjiā都dōu喜欢xǐhuan吃chī饺子jiǎozi和hé鱼。yú

Everyone loves dumplings and fish.

孩子们háizimen收到shōudào红包,hóngbāo非常fēicháng开心。kāixīn

Children receive red envelopes and are very happy.

晚上wǎnshang我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ看kàn春节Chūnjié晚会。wǎnhuì

At night we watch the Spring Festival Gala.

十二点,shí èr diǎn外面wàimiàn有yǒu很多hěn duō烟花。yānhuā

At midnight, there are fireworks outside.

第二天,dì èr tiān我们wǒmen去qù亲戚qīnqi家jiā拜年。bàinián

The next day, we visit relatives' homes.

大家dàjiā互相hùxiāng说shuō"新年快乐"。xīnnián kuàilè

Everyone wishes each other "Happy New Year."

春节Chūnjié真zhēn热闹!rènao

Spring Festival is really lively!

Vocabulary in this story (56 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
春节ChūnjiéSpring Festival
是shìis
中国ZhōngguóChina's
最zuìmost
重要zhòngyàoimportant
的de(of)
节日jiérìholiday
每年měi niánevery year
一月yī yuèJanuary
或huòor
二月èr yuèFebruary
我们wǒmenwe
过guòcelebrate
前qiánbefore
全家quán jiāwhole family
一起yìqǐtogether
打扫dǎsǎoclean
房子fángzihouse
在zàion
门上mén shàngthe door
贴tiēstick
红色hóngsèred
对联duìliáncouplets
除夕chúxīNew Year's Eve
晚上wǎnshangevening
全家人quán jiā rénwhole family
吃chīeat
年夜饭nián yè fànreunion dinner
大家dàjiāeveryone
都dōuall
喜欢xǐhuanlike
饺子jiǎozidumplings
和héand
鱼yúfish
孩子们háizimenchildren
收到shōudàoreceive
红包hóngbāored envelopes
非常fēichángvery
开心kāixīnhappy
看kànwatch
晚会wǎnhuìGala
十二点shí èr diǎnat twelve
外面wàimiànoutside
有yǒuthere are
很多hěn duōmany
烟花yānhuāfireworks
第二天dì èr tiānthe next day
去qùgo to
亲戚qīnqirelatives'
家jiāhome
拜年bàiniánpay New Year greetings
互相hùxiāngmutually
说shuōsay
新年快乐xīnnián kuàilè"Happy New Year"
真zhēnreally
热闹rènaolively

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