Lesson 11 Vocab

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

qiáng - wall

tiē - to paste; to glue

fú - blessing; good fortune

dào -to turn upside down, to go backwards

奇怪

qí guài - strange

意思

yìsi - meaning

yǐ to use; according to; so as to; by means of; in order to; by; with; because???

dai - to replace,to substitute

jiǔ • wine or liquor

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

yú - to surplus; to spare

传统

chuán tǒng - tradition / convention

农历

nóng lì - lunar calendar (agricultural calendar)

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

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