今天是除夕。
除夕又叫大年夜或者除夕夜。
这是每年农历的最后一个晚上,就是我们熟悉的“大年三十”。
这是中国最重要的传统节日之一。
除,是去除的意思;
夕,是夜晚的意思。
“除夕”就是辞旧迎新的节日。
家家户户都在忙着打扫,迎接祖宗回家过年。
这个节日有很多习俗,人们会一夜不睡,贴门神、贴春联、挂灯笼、放鞭炮等。
这一天,人们也会全家团聚,吃“团圆饭”。
吃火锅,红红火火;
吃鱼,年年有余。
孩子们也会得到长辈的红包,也就是“压岁钱”。
这是长辈对孩子们的祝福。
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
narration saved locally, offline — from https://download.mandarinbean.com/audio?source=aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFmZmljLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vbGVhcm5jaGluZXNlL0NoaW5lc2VfTmV3X1llYXJzX0V2ZV81MDA0Lm1wMw&filename=Chinese-New-Years-Eve.mp3&signature=3bf54787b2b3d87c6075a7d4eb3b101271a8ddbd17d5ee4eaaf80a9b7c731480
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 除夕 | Chú xī | lunar New Year's Eve |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 大年夜 | dà nián yè | Chinese New Year’s Eve; the evening of Lunar New Year’s Eve (the eve of the Spring Festival). |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 除夕夜 | chú xī yè | Chinese New Year's Eve; the eve of the Lunar New Year |
| 这是 | zhè shì | this is; this is the case |
| 每年 | měi nián | every year / each year / yearly |
| 农历 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 熟悉 | shú xi | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 大年三十 | dà nián sān shí | last day of the lunar year / Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide |
| 去除 | qù chú | to remove / to dislodge |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 夕 | xī | (bound form) sunset; dusk / (bound form) evening; night |
| 夜晚 | yè wǎn | night |
| 辞旧迎新 | cí jiù yíng xīn | bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new; usher out the old and usher in the new |
| 家家户户 | jiā jiā hù hù | each and every family (idiom) / every household |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean / to sweep |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | to welcome; to greet |
| 祖宗 | zǔ zong | ancestor / forebear |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this / (adjective) this |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 一 | yī | entire; whole; all; throughout |
| 夜 | yè | night |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep / to lie down |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick / to paste / to post / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize |
| 门神 | mén shén | door god |
| 春联 | chūn lián | Spring Festival couplet |
| 挂 | guà | to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried; to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) |
| 灯笼 | dēng long | lantern |
| 放 | fàng | to set off (fireworks) |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers / string of small firecrackers |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 全家 | quán jiā | whole family |
| 团聚 | tuán jù | to reunite / to have a reunion |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 团圆饭 | tuán yuán fàn | reunion dinner; a family meal eaten when relatives gather together, especially on special occasions such as festivals. |
| 火锅 | huǒ guō | hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot; a block |
| 红红火火 | hóng hóng huǒ huǒ | prosperous and thriving; bustling and lively |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 年年有余 | nián nián yǒu yú | lit. (may you) have abundance year after year |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 长辈 | zhǎng bèi | one's elders / older generation |
| 红包 | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe |
| 也就是 | yě jiù shì | in other words; i.e. |
| 压岁钱 | yā suì qián | money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings |