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Hello 2018

Beginner HSK 1 culture source ↗

新年xīn nián，在zài中国Zhōng guó也yě叫jiào元旦Yuán dàn。

元旦Yuán dàn有yǒu4000多duō年nián历史lì shǐ了le。

每měi年nián1月yuè1日rì，新xīn的de一yī年nián到来dào lái。

下xià个gè星期xīng qī一yī是shì元旦Yuán dàn节jié，2018年nián开始kāi shǐ。

12月yuè30号hào到dào1月yuè1号hào，放假fàng jià三sān天tiān。

你们nǐ men去qù哪儿nǎ r？

再见zài jiàn，2017。

你好nǐ hǎo，2018。

祝zhù你们nǐ men元旦Yuán dàn节jié快乐kuài lè！

新年xīn nián快乐kuài lè！

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Vocabulary 36 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
新年	xīn nián	New Year
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
中国	Zhōng guó	China
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
叫	jiào	to be called
元旦	Yuán dàn	New Year's Day
有	yǒu	to have; there is
多	duō	(after a numeral) ... odd
年	nián	year
历史	lì shǐ	history
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
每	měi	each / every
月	yuè	month / monthly
日	rì	sun / day / date, day of the month
新	xīn	new; newly
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
到来	dào lái	to arrive
下	xià	later / next (week etc)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
星期	xīng qī	day of the week
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
节	jié	seasonal festival
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin / to start
号	hào	(bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call / (bound form) mark; sign / (bound form) name; appellation / (after a numeral) number designation / day of the month / (bound form) size; type; category
到	dào	to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
放假	fàng jià	to have a holiday or vacation
三	sān	three / 3
天	tiān	day
你们	nǐ men	you (plural)
去	qù	to go, to go to
哪儿	nǎ r	where?
再见	zài jiàn	goodbye / see you again later
你好	nǐ hǎo	hello; hi
祝	zhù	to pray for / to wish
快乐	kuài lè	happy; joyful