Chinese New Year Vocabulary

chun jie 春节 is

• Spring Festival

• another name of Chinese New Year

• Dragon Boat Festival

• Christmas

hong bao 红包 is

• colour red

• red envelope children receive from adults on Chinese New Year

• dragon dance

• stay up late on Chinese New Year's Eve

shou sui 守岁 is

• the animal signs

• a fruit that sounds like "good luck"

• the custom of staying up late on Chinese New Year's Eve

• a common greeting in the Chinese society

jiao zi 饺子 is

• orange

• dumplings

• banana

• fish

sheng xiao 生肖 is

• a special food

• a special envelope

• the animal signs

• a special greeting

wu long 舞龙 is

• lion dance

• dragon dance

• a small explosive agent

• a colourful decoration

bian pao 鞭炮 is

• fireworks

• dumplings

• spring rolls

• firecrackers

Which greeting is not for Chinese New Year?

• gong xi fa cai 恭喜发财

• xin nian kuai le 新年快乐

• sheng ri kuai le 生日快乐

• chun jie kuai le 春节快乐