Lesson 1B Chinese Lunar New Year (STARTALK SP23)

How to say "Chinese New year/中国新年"?

• nimenhao

• zhongguo xinnian

• xinnianhao

• huanying

"chunjie/春节" in English?

• Chinese Lunar Calendar

• to get together

• Spring Festival

• dumplings

Which one of the following means "to round gathering"?

• xiake/下课

• huanying/欢迎

• tuanyuan/团员

• yu/鱼

1.       Which month is the Chinese Lunar New Year in?

• always in January

• always in February

• sometimes in Jan. and sometimes in Feb.

• in December

"yu/鱼” in English?

• red color

• fire crackers

• dumplings

• fish

What does “nian nian you YU/年年有余” mean？

• will have a lot of fish

• should eat fish often

• will have leftover (wealth) for the new year

• every year we have fish

What is in the Chinese red packet "hong bao/红包"?

• red string bracelet

• money

• a new pen

• a new watch

What was "Nian/年”originally according to the legend of Chinese New Year?

• a heavenly horse

• a monster but is afraid of red color

• a Devine bird

• a deity

What is the lucky color for Chinese New Year?

• green

• white

• purple

• red