“Happy New Year” 中文怎么说? (“Happy New Year” zhōng wén zěn me shuō) How do you say “Happy New Year” in Chinese (Mandarin) ?
“新年好”, “新年快乐” (xīn nián hǎo or xīn nián kuài lè) Happy New Year
2022年是什么生肖年? (2022 nián shì shén me sheng xiào nián) What zodiac animal year is 2022?
虎 (hǔ) Tiger
十二生肖的第一个动物是什么? (shí èr sheng xiào de dì yī gè dòng wù shì shén me) What is the first animal of the rotating cycle of 12?
鼠 (shǔ) The Rat
年在除夕干什么? (nián zài chú xì gàn shén me) What did Nian do on New Year’s Eve?
年在除夕出来吃村民 (nián zài chú xì chū lái chī cūn mín) Nian came out to eat the villagers on New Year’s Eve
老人怎么赶走了年?(lǎo rén zěn me gǎn zǒu le nián) How did the old man drive Nian away?
他在门上贴了红春联,点了灯,放了鞭炮(tā zài mén shàng tiē le hóng chūn lián, diǎn le dēng, fàng le biān pào) He posted red couplets on the door, lit the lamp, and set off firecr
人们过年时在窗户上贴什么?(rén men guò nián shí zài chuāng hù shàng tiē shén me) What do people decorate their windows with for Chinese New Year?
剪纸 (jiǎn zhǐ) Paper cutting
年怕什么? (nián pà shén me) What was Nian afraid of?
年怕红色、光和响声 (nián pà hóng sè, guāng hé xiǎng sheng) Nian was afraid of red, light and thunder.
为什么人们在中国新年要放鞭炮? (wèi shén me rén men zài zhōng guó xīn nián yào fàng biān pào) Why will people set off firecrackers on Chinese New Year?
驱走年,唤醒龙下雨,有好的收获 (qū zǒu nián, huàn xǐng lóng xià yǔ, yǒu hǎo de shōu huò) To drive away the Nian, to wake up the dragon to rain so that we have a good harvest.
新年贴在家里和商店的、写在菱形红纸上的吉利字是什么? What is one of the Lucky Characters that is usually written by brush on a diamond-shaped piece of red paper and displayed in many homes and stores?
福 (fú) Good fortune
为什么鱼是中国新年的象征 (wèi shén me yú shì zhōng guó xīn nián de xiàng zhēng) Why is Fish one of the Chinese New Year symbols?
因为”鱼”的发音同”余”, 意思是富余。(yīn wèi” yú” de fǎ yīn tóng” yú”, yì si shì fù yú) Because Fish 'yu‘ sounds similar to the words for riches/ abundance
年是什么? (nián shì shén me) Who is Nian?
年是住在海里的怪物 (nián shì zhù zài hǎi lǐ de guài wù) Nian is a monster who lived in the sea.
中国新年除夕主要年夜饭是什么?(zhōng guó xīn nián chú xì zhǔ yào nián yè fàn shì shén me) What is the main dish on the Chinese New Year’s Eve?
饺子 (jiǎo zi) Jiao Zi or dumplings
中国新年要持续多长时间?(zhōng guó xīn nián yào chí xù duō cháng shí jiān) How long will Chinese New Year last?
十五天 (shí wǔ tiān) 15 days
用墨水写在红纸上,在新年贴在门上的叫什么?(yòng mò shuǐ xiě zài hóng zhǐ shàng, zài xīn nián tiē zài mén shàng de jiào shén me) What will you call the red paper, written in ink and posted on the door before the New Year?
春联 (chūn lián) Spring couplets
中国新年游行最常见的节目是什么? (zhōng guó xīn nián yóu xíng zuì cháng jiàn de jié mù shì shén me) What is the most popular scene for the Chinese New Year parade?