niánjié

年节

Word · NounTraditional年節

Lunar New Year; Spring Festival

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noun

Lunar New Year; Spring Festival; the traditional Chinese New Year period

Refers specifically to the Spring Festival period, including the days immediately before and after New Year's Day. Often used in formal or written contexts.

Nián年
jié节
qī期
jiān间
 ,
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
tiē贴
shàng上
le了
chūn春
lián联
 。

During the New Year period, every household puts up Spring Festival couplets.

Zhè这
shì是
dāng当
dì地
guò过
nián年
jié节
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
 。

This is the local traditional custom for celebrating the New Year.

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Nián年
jié节
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
yào要
dào到
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
kāi开
shǐ始
zhǔn准
bèi备
nián年
huò货
ba吧
 。

The New Year is coming soon; let's start preparing New Year goods.

Měi每
féng逢
nián年
jié节
 ,
tā他
dū都
huì会
huí回
jiā家
kàn看
wàng望
fù父
mǔ母
 。

Every New Year, he returns home to visit his parents.