Lesson 20: 看看中国人怎样过春节

28 words

WordPinyinDefinition
来历lái lìhistory
dàoto place upside down
吉利Jí lìauspicious
含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase)
团圆tuán yuánto have a reunion
安全ān quánsafe
寺庙sì miàotemple
bēngto collapse
background
恭喜gōng xǐcongratulations
拜年bài niánto pay a New Year call
zhǔnaccurate
火灾huǒ zāifire (that burns buildings etc)
áoto cook on a slow fire
灯笼dēng lónglantern
相交xiāng jiāoto cross over (e.g. traffic)
眼花缭乱yǎn huā liáo luànto be dazzled
禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit
举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation)
谐音xié yīnhomonym
guàngto stroll
除夕Chú xī
鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers
预示yù shìto indicate
风俗fēng súsocial custom
extra
风味小吃fēng wèi xiǎo chītypical local snack