传统节日
HSK 3 · 节日
Introduce customs of Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and more - festive Chinese is fun.
Key words
春节月饼饺子节日团圆
Dialogue
春节你们家怎么过？Chūnjié nǐmen jiā zěnme guò?
How does your family celebrate Spring Festival?（A）
全家一起吃年夜饭，看春晚。Quánjiā yìqǐ chī niányèfàn, kàn chūnwǎn.
The whole family has New Year's Eve dinner and watches the gala.（B）
会吃饺子吗？Huì chī jiǎozi ma?
Do you eat dumplings?（A）
会！我们还一起包饺子。Huì! Wǒmen hái yìqǐ bāo jiǎozi.
Yes! We even make dumplings together.（B）
Patterns
……的时候
When…; at the time of…
过年的时候，我们全家一起吃饺子。Guònián de shíhou, wǒmen quánjiā yìqǐ chī jiǎozi.
During the New Year, our whole family eats dumplings together.
中秋节的时候，大家赏月。Zhōngqiūjié de shíhou, dàjiā shǎngyuè.
During Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone admires the moon.
一边……一边……
Doing two things at the same time.
大家一边聊天一边包饺子。Dàjiā yìbiān liáotiān yìbiān bāo jiǎozi.
Everyone chats while making dumplings.
我们一边吃月饼一边赏月。Wǒmen yìbiān chī yuèbǐng yìbiān shǎngyuè.
We eat mooncakes while admiring the moon.
Vocabulary
春节Chūnjié
Spring Festival · Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people.
月饼yuèbǐng
mooncake · People eat mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival.
饺子jiǎozi
dumpling · Everyone makes dumplings together during the New Year.
节日jiérì
festival; holiday · The whole family gets together on festivals.
团圆tuányuán
family reunion · Spring Festival is all about family reunion.
红包hóngbāo
red envelope · Elders give red envelopes to children.
