节日
jié rì - festival, holiday
舅舅
jiu jiu - uncle (mom's brother)
舅妈
jiùmāwife of mother's brother
小区
xiǎo qū - residential complex
环境
huán jìng - environment, surroundings, situation
除夕
chú xī - New Year's Eve
年夜饭
nián yè fàn - Chinese New Year's Eve dinner
墙
qiáng - wall
贴
tiē - to paste; to glue
福
fú - blessing; good fortune
倒
dào -to turn upside down, to go backwards
奇怪
qí guài - strange
意思
yìsi - meaning
以
yǐ to use; according to; so as to; by means of; in order to; by; with; because???
代
dai - to replace,to substitute
酒
jiǔ • wine or liquor
举
jǔ - to lift; to raise
顺利
shùn lì - smoothly, successfully
进步
jin bu - to make progress
干杯
gān bēi - to drink a toast, cheers
成功
chéng gōng - success, to succeed
晚会
wǎnhuì - evening party
剩下
shengxiato leave a surplus
浪费
làng fèi - to waste, squander
余
yú - to surplus; to spare
传统
chuán tǒng - tradition / convention
农历
nóng lì - lunar calendar (agricultural calendar)
初
chū - beginning
粽子
zòngzi - stick rice wrapped in bamboo leaves
月饼
yuè bǐng - mooncakes
团圆
tuányuán - to reunite (as a family)
正月
zheng yue - first month of lunar new year
元宵
yuánxiāonight of the fifteenth of the first lunar month,sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour
嘛
ma(particle used to emphasize the obvious)
计时
Jìshí - to count time
拜年
bài nián pay a New Year call / wish sb a Happy New Year
恭喜
gōngxǐ - to congratulate
发财
fā cái - to get rich; to make a fortune
红包
hóngbāo - red envelope containing money to be given as a gift
热闹
rè nao - lively, bustling
鞭炮
biān pào - firecrackers
春节
Chūn Jié • the Spring Festival
端午节
duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival
中秋节
zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival
感恩节
Gǎn'ēn Jié - Thanksgiving Day
元宵节
yuánxiāojié - Lantern Festival