nián
huà

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 年画

年画 means traditional folk pictures hung during Lunar New Year for decoration and symbolism. Pronounced nián huà. HSK 7-9.

  • traditional folk pictures hung during Lunar New Year for decoration and symbolism

Definitions & Examples

Měi
dào
Chūn
Jié
qián
 
ye
nǎi
nai
dōu
huì
mǎi
zhāng
xīn
de
nián
huà
tiē
zài
jiā
 

Every year before Spring Festival, my grandparents buy some new New Year pictures to put up at home.

Zhè
nián
huà
shàng
huà
zhe
bào
zhe
de
pàng
wa
 
 
nián
nián
yǒu
 
 

This New Year picture depicts a chubby baby holding a carp, symbolizing 'having surplus year after year.'

Yáng
liǔ
qīng
nián
huà
shì
Zhōng
guó
zhù
míng
de
bǎn
nián
huà
zhī
 

Yangliuqing New Year pictures are one of China's famous woodblock-printed New Year pictures.

Tiē
nián
huà
shì
duō
fang
Chūn
Jié
chuán
tǒng
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
fen
 

Putting up New Year pictures is an important part of the Spring Festival traditions in many places.

Measure Words

/ zhāng
Primary
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/ tào