42 words
42 wordsSection I
- 春節简春节chūnjiéthe Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival
- 伯伯bóbo(older) uncle, friends' fathers in general
- 年夜飯简年夜饭niányèfànLunar New Year's Eve dinner
- 打擾简打扰dǎrǎoto trouble (someone), to disturb
- 女兒简女儿nǚ'érdaughter
- 國外简国外guówàiabroad
- 圍爐简围炉wéilúfor a family to gather over Lunar New Year's Eve dinner
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 全家quánjiāthe entire family
- 孩子háizichildren
- 吉祥jíxiángauspicious
- 年紀简年纪niánjìage
- 過年简过年guò niánto celebrate the Lunar New Year
- 除夕夜chúxì yèLunar New Year's Eve
- 睡著简睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
- 壓歲錢简压岁钱yāsuìqiánNew Year's Eve money
- 恭喜發財简恭喜发财gōngxǐ fācáiCongratulations. I wish you wealth.
- 好了hǎo leOK
Section II
- 節日简节日jiérìholiday, festival
- 打掃简打扫dǎsǎoto clean up (must include sweeping)
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 春聯简春联chūnliánNew Year's couplets (with calligraphy, in doublets)
- 除夕chúxìLunar New Year's Eve
- 年糕niángāonew year rice cake
- 橘子júziorange, tangerine
- 守歲简守岁shǒusuìto stay up waiting for the arrival of the New Year
- 說法简说法shuōfǎway of saying things, a theory
- 晚wǎnlate
- 活huóto live, to stay active
- 平安píng'ānpeaceful, eventless
- 出門简出门chūménto go out, to leave the house
- 拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year visit
- 又yòuagain
- 起來简起来qǐláiAs a resultative particle, it indicates the beginning of an action of state.
- 華人简华人HuárénChinese, a person of Chinese ethnicity
- 貼上简贴上tiēshàngto stick on (the wall)
- 年年有餘简年年有余niánnián yǒuyúabundance every year
- 步步高升bùbù gāoshēngto rise in social rank
- 大吉大利dàjí dàlìgreat wishes for the new year
- 放鞭炮fàng biānpàoto set off firecrackers
- 大年初一dànián chūyīfirst day of the Lunar New Year
- 大年初五dànián chūwǔfifth day of the Lunar New Year