文化 | 春节文化 Chinese Spring Festival
In the old days, New Year's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth.
辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
大家过年好！
大年初一，给大家准备了一份喜气洋洋的过年专用英语词汇和表达！
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春节词汇大全
传统中国节日
traditional Chinese festival
猪年
the Year of the Pig
农历
lunar calendar
腊八节
Laba Festival
小年
Little New Year
除夕
Lunar New Year's Eve
春节
the Spring Festival
正月初一
Lunar New Year's Day
元宵节
the Lantern Festival
正月
the first month of the lunar year
二月二
Dragon Heads-raising Day
本命年
the animal year in which one was born
生肖、属相
Chinese zodiac
年
Nian；Year monster
喝腊八粥
eat Laba porridge
扫尘
sweep the dust
扫房
spring cleaning
祭灶
offer sacrifices to the God of Kitchen
守岁
stay up
拜年
pay a New Year's call
拜早年
pay an early New Year’s call
祭祖
offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
祭财神
worship the God of Wealth
春联
Spring Festival couplets [ˈkʌplɪt]
贴倒福
paste the Chinese character "Fu" upside down
去晦气
get rid of the ill-fortune
辞旧岁
bid farewell to the old year
兆头
omen
禁忌
taboo
烧香
burn incense
吃团圆饭
have a family reunion dinner
年夜饭
New Year's Eve dinner
全家团圆
family reunion
办年货
do Spring Festival shopping
敬酒
propose a toast
穿新衣
wear new clothes
红包
red envelops
压岁钱
gift money；money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift
春运
Spring Festival travel rush
年糕
rice cake; New Year cake
饺子
dumplings; Chinese meat ravioli
汤圆
dumplings made of sweet rice
八宝饭
eight-treasure rice pudding (steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
什锦糖
assorted candies
糖莲子
candied lotus seed
花生糖
peanut candy
蜜冬瓜
candied winter melon
瓜子
red melon seeds
金桔
cumquat
红枣
red dates
春卷
spring roll
冰糖葫芦
candied haws; suger-coated haws
驴肉火烧
donkey burger
腊肠
Chinese sausage
米酒
rice wine
腊肉
cured meat
糖板栗
sugar chestnut
四喜丸子
four-joy meatballs
泥人
clay figure
皮影戏
shadow puppetry
木偶戏
puppet show
刺绣
embroidery
剪纸
paper-cut
中国结
Chinese knot
年画
New Year painting
吹糖人
sugar-figure blowing
舞龙
dragon dance
舞狮
lion dance
秧歌
Yongko dance；rural folk dance
灯笼
lantern
戏曲
traditional opera
折子戏
opera highlights
相声
comic dialogue; cross talk
小品
skits; sketch
口技
vocal imitations; ventriloquism [ven'triləkwizəm]
杂技
acrobatics
马戏
circus performance
京韵大鼓
drum song of Peking
踩高跷
walk on stilts
杂耍
variety show；vaudeville ['vəudəvil]
打麻将
play mahjong
庙会
temple fair
春节联欢晚会
Spring Festival gala
灯会
lantern show
送贺卡
send New Year's greeting cards
理发
have a haircut
放烟花
set off fireworks
放鞭炮
set off firecrackers
灯谜
riddles written on lanterns
微信红包
WeChat red envelope
集福卡
lucky card collection
门神
the God of Door
灶神
the God of Kitchen
财神
the God of Wealth
土地爷
the God of Land
火神
the God of Fire
喜神
the God of Happiness
福禄寿三星
the three gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity
八仙
the Eight Immortals
福
blessing
禄
prosperity
寿
longevity [lɔn'dʒevəti]
喜
happiness
财
wealth
和
harmony
爱
love
美
beauty
吉
luck
德
virtue
传统吉祥话英文版
猪年大吉
Lots of luck for the Year of the Pig
诸（猪）事顺意
All the best
吉星高照
May fortune smile upon you
新春快乐
Happy Chinese New Year
一帆风顺
Wish you every success
二龙腾飞
two dragons soar
三阳开泰
auspicious beginning of the New Year
四季平安
peace and safety all year round
五福临门
the five blessings have descended upon the house
六六大顺
everything goes smoothly
七星高照
seven stars shine brightly
八方来财
fortune comes from all directions
九九同心
the whole universe united in one heart
十全十美
be perfect in every respect
百花齐放
all flowers bloom together
财源广进
may a river of gold flow into your pockets
万事如意
hope everything goes your way
岁岁平安
may you start safe and sound all year round
名列前茅
always come first in examinations
鹏程万里
have a bright future
风调雨顺
timely wind and rain bring good harvest
国泰民安
wish our country flourish and people live in peace
龙马精神
as energetic as a dragon and a horse
年年有余
may there be surplus year after year
恭喜发财
wish you prosperity
百尺竿头
make still further progress
花好月圆
blooming flowers and full moon - perfect conjugal bliss
阖家幸福
wish your entire family happiness
心想事成
may all your wishes come true
步步高升
wish you get a promotion
万象更新
everything takes on a completely new look
蒸蒸日上
wish you become more prosperous every day
身体健康
good health
出入平安
wish you safety wherever you go
笑口常开
wear a smile often
学习进步
make progress in your study
生意兴隆
wish you a booming business
工作顺利
everything goes well with your work
龙凤呈祥
prosperity brought by dragon and phoenix
生龙活虎
full of life and energy
吉祥如意
good fortune
鲤鱼跃龙门
get rapid promotion
Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year.
祝你新的一年快乐幸福。
With best wishes for a happy New Year.
祝新年快乐并致以良好的祝福。
Good luck, good health, good cheer. I wish you a happy New Year.
祝好运、健康、欢乐伴你度过一个快乐新年。
I would like to wish you a joyous New Year and express my wishes for your happiness and good future.
祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。
May the beauty and joy of the New Year remain with you.
愿新春美景与欢乐常伴随你。
May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love.
愿新年带给你和你爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福。
With the compliments of the season.
祝贺佳节。
Warm greetings and best wishes for happiness and good luck in the coming year.
衷心祝福来年快乐、幸运！
Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.
祝来年好运并取得更大的成就。
May the New Year be a time of laughter and true enjoyment for you. Best wishes.
愿新年带给你欢笑和欣喜！祝福你！
In the season of joy, I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts. May the New Year outshine the past year.
在这欢乐的时节，给你我最真的祝福和亲切的思念。愿新年比往年更精彩。
Wish you joy at this special season. Happiness will always be with you.
恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.
恭贺新禧，万事如意。
Please accept our wishes for a happy New Year for you and your family.
请接受我们对您和家人的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.
愿新年为你带来快乐、友爱与宁静。
Season’s greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year.
献上节日的问候与祝福，愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。
Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity.
恭贺新禧，祝身体健康，事业发达。