AP Chinese New Year + Vocab

拜年

Bàinián

• to offer a new year's wish

• to bow

• family reunion dinner

• to celebrate the new year

放鞭炮

Fàng biānpào

• Chinese knot

• paper cut decor

• to set off firecrackers

• New Year's cake

年夜饭

Nián yèfàn

• red enveolpe

• Chinese New Year's eve dinner

• tradition/convention

• Chinese New Year's

春联

Chūnlián

• Spring festival dinner

• Spring festival show

• Spring festival couplets

• Spring festival

身体健康

Shēntǐ jiànkāng

• wishing you good health

• wishing you good fortune

• may all your wishes come true

• have an abundant year

饺子

• to turn in

• door god

• rice cake

• dumpling

大吉大利

• Good fortune and good luck

• May all your wishes come true

• Wishing you good fortune and riches

• Wishing you good health

年年有余

• have an abundant year

• wishing you good fortune

• wishing you good health

• may all your wishes come true

春晚

• Spring festival

• Spring festival couplets

• Spring festival evening

• Spring festival show

门神

• door dogs

• door gods

• doorway

• couplets