Lesson 11 Vocabulary Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
节日
A
jiérì
holiday; festival
2
Q
舅舅
A
jiùjiu
uncle (mother’s brother)
3
Q
舅妈
A
jiùmā
aunt (mother’s brother’s wife)
4
Q
小区
A
xiǎoqū
residential development; residential complex
5
Q
环境
A
huánjìng
environment, surroundings
6
Q
除夕
A
chúxī
Chinese New Year’s Eve
7
Q
年夜饭
A
niányèfàn
Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner
8
Q
墙
A
qiáng
wall
9
Q
贴
A
tiē
to paste, to glue
10
Q
福
A
fú
blessing, good fortune
11
Q
倒
A
dào
to turn upside down, to go backwards
12
Q
奇怪
A
qíguài
strange, weird
13
Q
意思
A
yìsi
meaning
14
Q
以
A
yǐ
with**
15
Q
代
A
dài
to replace, to substitute
16
Q
酒
A
jiǔ
alcohol, liquor
17
Q
举
A
jǔ
to lift, to raise
18
Q
顺利
A
shùnlì
smooth, successful, without a hitch
19
Q
进步
A
jìnbù
to make progress; progressive
20
Q
干杯
A
gānbēi
to drink a toast (to dry the cup)
21
Q
成功
A
chénggōng
to succeed; successful
22
Q
晚会
A
wǎnhuì
evening gathering, soiree
23
Q
剩 （下）
A
shèng (xia)
to leave a surplus, to be left (over)
24
Q
浪费
A
làngfèi
to waste, to squander; wasteful
25
余
yú
surplus; to have a surplus
26
传统
chuántǒng
tradition; traditional
27
农历
nónglì
traditional Chinese lunar calendar (agricultural calendar)
28
初
chū
first, early part of
29
粽子
zòngzi
sticky-rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
30
月饼
yuèbǐng
moon cake
31
团圆
tuányuán
to reunite (as a family)
32
正月
zhēngyuè
first month of the lunar year
33
元宵
yuánxiāo
night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month, sweet dumplings made of sticky-rice flour
