Integrated Chinese (4th edition) Volume 4 Lesson 11中国的节日 China’s Holidays

46 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order

Word list

Vocabulary

节日jiérìnholiday, festival
舅舅jiùjiununcle (mother’s brother)
舅妈jiùmānaunt (mother’s brother’s wife)
小区xiǎoqūnresidential development, residential complex
环境huánjìngnenvironment, surroundings
除夕chúxīnChinese New Year’s Eve
年夜饭niányèfànnChinese New Year’s Eve dinner
墙qiángnwall
贴tiēvto paste, to glue
福fúnblessing, good fortune
倒dàovto turn upside down, to go backwards
奇怪qíguàiadjstrange, weird
意思yìsinmeaning
以yǐprepwith [See Grammar 2.]
代dàivto replace, to substitute
酒jiǔnalcohol, liquor
举jǔvto lift, to raise
顺利shùnlìadjsmooth, successful, without a hitch
进步jìnbùv/adjto make progress; progressive
干杯gān bēivoto drink a toast (lit. to dry the cup)
成功chénggōngv/adjto succeed; successful
晚会wǎnhuìnevening gathering, soiree
剩(下)shèng (xia)v(c)to leave a surplus, to be left (over)
浪费làngfèiv/adjto waste, to squander; wasteful
余yún/vsurplus; to have a surplus
传统chuántǒngn/adjtradition; traditional
农历nónglìntraditional Chinese lunar calendar (lit. agricultural calendar)
初chū—first, early part of
粽子zòngzinsticky-rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
月饼yuèbǐngnmoon cake
团圆tuányuánvto reunite (as a family)
正月zhēngyuènfirst month of the lunar year
元宵yuánxiāonnight of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of sticky-rice flour
嘛map(particle used to emphasize the obvious) [See Grammar 3.]
计时jì shívoto count time
拜年bài niánvoto wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year, to pay a Chinese New Year call
恭喜gōngxǐvto congratulate
发财fā cáivoto get rich, to make a fortune
红包hóngbāonred envelope containing gift money
热闹rènaoadjlively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity (of a place or scene)
鞭炮biānpàonfirecracker
春节ChūnjiépnSpring Festival, Chinese New Year
端午节DuānwǔjiépnDragon Boat Festival
中秋节ZhōngqiūjiépnMid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival
感恩节Gǎn’ēnjiépnThanksgiving
元宵节YuánxiāojiépnLantern Festival

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