Chinese New Year
Chinese people celebrate the new year, just like we do … with lots of fireworks. You probably know that fireworks were invented in China, so the Chinese fireworks are (am just guessing here) more than 1000 times more plentiful in China. However, in recent years Shanghai has restricted personal fireworks due to pollution concerns.
| Audio | Chinese | Pinyin | English |
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| 元旦快乐! | Yuándàn kuàilè! | Greeting only on Jan 1 | 新年快乐! | Xīnnián kuàilè! | Greeting on Jan 1 and Spring Festival | 春节快乐! | Chūnjié kuàilè! | Greeting only during Spring Festival | 中国人喜欢烟花! | Zhōngguó rén xǐhuān yānhuā! | Chinese people like fireworks. |
Vocabulary
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
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| 元旦 | Yuándàn | Western new year 新年 | Xīnnián | Literally new year 春节 | Chūnjié | Spring festival 中国人 | Zhōngguórén | Chinese people 喜欢 | xǐhuān | like 烟花 | yānhuā | fireworks |
