春节相关词汇

　节日名 Greeting season
　　
1. 春节 The Spring Festival
2. 农历 lunar calendar
3. 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
4. 除夕 New Year’s Eve; eve of lunar New Year
5. 初一 the beginning of New Year
6. 元宵节 The Lantern Festival
　　
　　习俗 Customs
　　
　　7. 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
　　8. 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
　　9. 春联 Spring Festival couplets
　　10. 年画 New Year paintings
　　11. 贴倒福 paste the Chinese character “Fu” upside down
　　12. 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
　　13. 灯笼 lantern: a portable light
　　14. 烟花 fireworks
　　15. 爆竹 firecrackers
　　16. 戏曲 traditional opera
　　17. 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
　　18. 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
　　19. 灯会 exhibit of lanterns
　　20. 守岁 staying-up
　　21. 拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit
　　22. 禁忌 taboo
　　23. 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune
　　24. 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
　　25. 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
　　26. 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
　　27. 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
　　
　　祝福语 Blessings
　　
　　28. 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
　　29. 生意兴隆 Business flourishes
　　30. 岁岁平安 Peace all year round
　　31. 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity
　　32. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
　　33. 心想事成 May all your wishes come true
　　34. 吉祥如意 Everything goes well
　　35. 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
　　36. 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
　　37. 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
　　38. 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
　　39. 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
　　40. 祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
　　41. 祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!
　　
　　食品 Food
　　
　　42. 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
　　43. 团圆饭 family reunion dinner
　　44. 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year’s Eve
　　45. 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli
　　46. 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
　　47. 春卷 spring roll
　　48. 糖果盘 candy tray
　　49. 什锦糖 assorted candies (sweet and fortune)
　　50. 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon (growth and good health)
　　51. 金桔 cumquat (prosperity)
　　52. 糖莲子 candied lotus seed – many descendents to come
　　53. 糖藕 candied lotus root (fulfilling love relationship)
　　54. 红枣 red dates – prosperity
　　55. 花生糖 peanut candy (sweet)
　　56. 瓜子 red melon seeds
　　57. 冰糖葫芦 candied haws on a stick
　　58. 腊肠 Chinese sausage
　　59. 米酒 rice wine
　　60. 腊肉 preserved meat
　　
　　阖家团圆 Reunion
　　
　　61. 吃团圆饭 have a family reunion dinner
　　62. 年夜饭 New Year’s Eve dinner
　　63. 全家团圆 family reunion
　　64. 敬酒 propose a toast
　　65. 穿新衣 wear new clothes
　　66. 节日氛围 festive atmosphere/mood
　　67. 庙会 temple fair
　　68. 春运 Spring Festival travel
　　69. 春运高峰 Spring Festival travel peak
　　
　　民间艺术 folk art
　　
　　70. 泥人 clay figure
　　71. 皮影戏 shadow puppetry
　　72. 木偶戏 puppet show
　　73. 刺绣 embroidery
　　74. 剪纸 paper-cut
　　75. 中国结 Chinese knot
　　76. 年画 New Year painting
　　77. 吹糖人 sugar-figure blowing
　　78. 舞龙 dragon dance
　　79. 舞狮 lion dance
　　80. 秧歌 Yongko dance；rural folk dance
　　81. 踩高跷 walk on stilts
　　82. 灯笼 lantern
　　
　　娱乐活动Recreational activities
　　
　　83. 打麻将 play mahjong
　　84. 庙会 Temple Fair
　　85. 春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival gala
　　86. 送贺卡 sending New Year’s greeting cards
　　87. 放烟花 set off fireworks
　　88. 放鞭炮 set off firecrackers