jié rì míng 节日名 Greeting season
1. chūn jié 春节 The Spring Festival
2. nóng lì 农历 lunar calendar
3. zhēng yuè 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
4. chú xī 除夕 New Year’s Eve; eve of lunar New Year
5. chū yī 初一 the beginning of New Year；the first day of Chinese New Year
6. yuán xiāo jié 元宵节 The Lantern Festival

xí sú 习俗 Customs
7. guò nián 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
8. duì lián 对联 poetic couplets: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
9. chūn lián 春联 Spring Festival couplets
10. nián huà 年画 New Year paintings
11. tiē dǎo fú 贴倒福 paste the Chinese character “Fu” upside down
12. mǎi nián huò 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
13. hóng dēng lóng 红灯笼 red lantern: a portable light
14. yān huā 烟花 fireworks
15. bào zhú 爆竹 firecrackers
16. xì qǔ 戏曲 traditional opera
17. zá shuǎ 杂耍 variety show

18. dēng mí 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
19. dēng huì 灯会 exhibit of lanterns
20. shǒu suì 守岁 staying-up
21. bài nián 拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit
22. jìn jì 禁忌 taboo
23. qù huì qì 去晦气 get rid of the ill-fortune
24. jì zǔ zōng 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
25. yā suì qián 压岁钱 lucky money; gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year’s gift
26. cí jiù suì 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
27. sǎo fáng 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

zhù fú yǔ 祝福语 Blessings

28. jīn yù mǎn táng 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home; Treasures are full of home
29. shēng yì xīng lóng 生意兴隆 Business flourishes; Business is booming
30. suì suì píng ān 岁岁平安 Peace all year round
31. gōng xǐ fā cái 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity
32. hé qì shēng cái 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
33. xīn xiǎng shì chéng 心想事成 May all your wishes come true
34. jí xiáng rú yì 吉祥如意 Everything goes well
35. guó tài mín ān 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
36. zhāo cái jìn bǎo 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
37. yì fān fēng shùn 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
38. bù bù gāo shēng  步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
39. chū rù píng ān 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
40. zhù nín xīn de yī nián kuài lè xìng fú 祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
41. zhù nín shì yè chéng gōng, jiā tíng měi mǎn祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

shí pǐn 食品 Food

42. nián gāo 年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year’s cake
43. tuán yuán fàn 团圆饭 family reunion dinner

44. nián yè fàn 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year’s Eve
45. jiǎo zi 饺子 dumplings; jiao-zi
46. tāng yuán 汤圆 soup sweet rice dumplings; tang-yuan
47. chūn juǎn 春卷 spring roll
48. táng guǒ pán 糖果盘 candy tray
49. shí jǐn táng 什锦糖 assorted candies (sweet and fortune)
50. mì dōng guā 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon (growth and good health)

51. jīn ju 金桔 cumquat [‘kʌmkwɒt] (prosperity)
52. táng lián zi 糖莲子 candied lotus seeds – many descendents to come
53. táng ǒu 糖藕 candied lotus roots (fulfilling love relationship)
54. hóng zǎo 红枣 red dates – prosperity
55. huā shēng táng 花生糖 peanut candy (sweet)
56. guā zǐ  瓜子 water melon seeds; 葵花籽 sunflower seeds
57. bīng táng hú lu 冰糖葫芦 candied haws on a stick (haws [hɔ:z] 山楂)
58. là cháng 腊肠 Chinese sausage
59. mǐ jiǔ 米酒 rice wine
60. là ròu 腊肉 preserved meat

hé jiā tuán yuán 阖家团圆 Reunion

61. chī tuán yuán fàn 吃团圆饭 have a family reunion dinner
62. nián yè fàn 年夜饭 New Year’s Eve dinner
63. quán jiā tuán yuán 全家团圆 family reunion
64. jìng jiǔ 敬酒 propose a toast
65. chuān xīn yī 穿新衣 wear new clothes
66. jié rì fēn wéi  节日氛围 festive atmosphere/mood
67. miào huì 庙会 temple fair
68. chūn yùn 春运 Spring Festival travel
69. chūn yùn gāo fēng 春运高峰 Spring Festival travel peak

mín jiān yì shù 民间艺术 folk art
70. ní rén 泥人 clay figure
71. pí yǐng xì 皮影戏 shadow puppetry [ˈpʌpɪtri]
72. mù ǒu xì 木偶戏 puppet show
73. cì xiù 刺绣 embroidery
74. jiǎn zhǐ 剪纸 paper-cut
75. zhōng guó jié 中国结 China knot
76. nián huà 年画 New Year painting
77. chuī táng rén  吹糖人 sugar-figure blowing
78. wǔ lóng 舞龙 dragon dance
79. wǔ shī 舞狮 lion dance
80. yāng gē 秧歌 Yongko dance；rural folk dance
81. cǎi gāo qiāo 踩高跷 walk on stilts [stɪlts]
82. shū fǎ 书法 calligraphy

 

yú lè huó dòng 娱乐活动Recreational activities

83. dǎ má jiāng 打麻将 play mahjong
84. kàn hè suì piàn 看贺岁片 see a movie celebrating Chinese New Year
85. chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì 春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival Gala
86. sòng hè kǎ 送贺卡 sending New Year’s greeting cards
87. fàng yān huā 放烟花 set off fireworks
88. fàng biān pào 放鞭炮 set off firecrackers