Summary of this Deck of Flashcards



DeckID131
DeckNameAn Intermediate Course in Modern Chinese: Lesson 10 (part 1)
DeckDescriptionBook: David and Helen in China by Phyllis Ni Zhang
Created12/18/2008 4:46:39 AM
AuthorIDe247d8ad-ab7a-4f52-96fb-082509ee06bc




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 Chun(1) Jie(2)

 春节

Chinese New Year

Noun

 Guo(4) Nian(2)

 过年

To Observe the New Year

Verb + Object

 Zhuang(1) Shi(4)

 装饰

To Decorate

Verb or Noun

 Li(4)

 历

Calendar

Bound Form (character not used by itself)

 Yin(1) Li(4)

 阴历

Lunar Calendar

Noun

 Yang(2) Li(4)

 阳历

Solar Calendar

Noun

 Gu(3) Lao(3)

 古老

ancient

Adjective

 Jie(2) Ri(4)

 节日

Holiday, Festival

Noun

 An(4) Zhao(4)

 按照

According to

Co-verb (i.e. 跟, 对,etc...)

 Suan(4) Fa(3)

 算法

Calculation, way of calculating

Noun

 Ru(4)

 入

To enter

Verb

 Jin(4) Ru(4)

 进入

To enter

Verb

 Qi(1) Jian(1)

 期间

during [a period of time]

Time Word

 Chuan(2) Tong(3)

 传统

Tradition

Noun

 Feng(1) Su(2)

 风俗

Custom, convention

Noun

 Qing(4) Zhu(3)

 庆祝

To celebrate; celebration

Verb or Noun

 Huo(2) Dong(4)

 活动

Activities, Events

Noun

 Ru(2)

 如

Such as

Equative Verb (i.e. 是, 姓)

 Dui(4) Lian(2)

 对联

Couplets (two-line verses composed in parallel phrases/sentences)

Noun

 Fang (4)

 放

To release; set off

Verb

 Bian(1) Pao(4)

鞭炮

Firecrackers

Noun

 

 Fang(4) Bian(1) Pao(4)

 放鞭炮

To set off firecrackers

Verbal Phrase (i.e. 在这里住)

 Bai(4) Nian(2)

拜年

To pay New Year's tribute

Verb + Object

 Mi(2) Xin(4)

 迷信

Superstitious; superstition

Adjective or Noun

 Gui(3)

 鬼

Ghosts

Noun