第十一课

Question 1

jié ri

holiday；festival

Answer 1

节日

Question 2

jié shù

to end；to finish

Answer 2

结束

Question 3

jì xù

to continue；to go on with

Answer 3

继续

Question 4

jiù jiu

mother’s brother; uncle

Answer 4

舅舅

Question 5

jiù mā

wife of mother’s brother; aunt

Answer 5

舅妈

Question 6

xiǎo qū

residential development/complex

Answer 6

小区

Question 7

huán jìng

environment; surroundings

Answer 7

环境

Question 8

chú xī

Chinese New Year’s Eve

Answer 8

除夕

Question 9

nián yè fàn

Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner

Answer 9

年夜饭

Question 10

gǎn qíng

feeling; emotion; affection

Answer 10

感情

Question 11

qiáng

wall

Answer 11

墙

Question 12

tiē

to paste; to glue

Answer 12

贴

Question 13

xìng fú

happy; happiness

Answer 13

幸福

Question 14

dào

to turn upside down; to go backwards

Answer 14

倒

Question 15

qí guài

strange; odd

Answer 15

奇怪

Question 16

yǐ si

meaning

Answer 16

意思

Question 17

cān

meal

Answer 17

餐

Question 18

běn lái

original; originally; at first

Answer 18

本来

Question 19

jiā

M.W. for families and commercial establishments

Answer 19

家

Question 20

qì fēn

atmosphere; ambiance

Answer 20

气氛

Question 21

yǐ

with; to use

Answer 21

以

Question 22

dài

to replace; to substitute

Answer 22

代

Question 23

jiǔ

alcohol; liquor

Answer 23

酒

Question 24

jǔ

to lift; to raise

Answer 24

举

Question 25

shùn lì | smooth; successful; without a hitch

Answer 25

顺利

Question 26

jìn bù | to make progress; progressive

Answer 26

进步

Question 27

gān bēi | to drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up

Answer 27

干杯

Question 28

chéng gōng | to succeed; successful

Answer 28

成功

Question 29

wǎn huì | evening gathering; soiree

Answer 29

晚会

Question 30

shèng（xia） | to leave a surplus; to be left (over)

Answer 30

剩（下）

Question 31

làng fèi | to waste; to squander; wasteful

Answer 31

浪费

Question 32

yú | to surplus; to spare

Answer 32

余

Question 33

chuán tǒng | tradition; traditional

Answer 33

传统

Question 34

nóng li | traditional Chinese lunar calendar; lit. "agricultural calendar"

Answer 34

农历

Question 35

chū | first

Answer 35

初

Question 36

zòng zi | pyramid-shaped dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

Answer 36

粽子

Question 37

yuè bǐng | moon cake

Answer 37

月饼

Question 38

``` tuán yuán to reunite (as a family) ```

Answer 38

团圆

Question 39

zhēng yuè | first month of the lunar year; first moon

Answer 39

正月

Question 40

yuán xiāo | night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of rice flour

Answer 40

元宵

Question 41

ma (particle used to emphasize the obvious) "how it should be"

Answer 41

嘛

Question 42

jì shí | to count time

Answer 42

计时

Question 43

bài nián | to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year; to pay a Chinese New Year's call

Answer 43

拜年

Question 44

gōng xǐ | to congratulate

Answer 44

恭喜

Question 45

fā cái | to get rich; to make a fortune

Answer 45

发财

Question 46

hǒng bāo | red envelope containing money to be given as a gift

Answer 46

红包

Question 47

rè nao | (of a place or a scene) lively; buzzing with excitement; bustling with activity

Answer 47

热闹

Question 48

biān pào | firecracker

Answer 48

鞭炮