# Integrated Chinese, Level 2, Part 2, 3rd Edition - Lesson 11 # Published by Cheng & Tsui, 2010 - ISBN 9780887276880 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 节日 [jiérì] /holiday, festival/ 结束 [jiéshù] /to end, to finish/ 继续 [jìxù] /to continue, to go on with/ 舅舅 [jiùjiu] /mother's brother, maternal uncle/ 舅妈 [jiùmā] /wife of mother's brother/ 小区 [xiǎoqū] /residential development, residential complex/ 环境 [huánjìng] /environment, surroundings/ 除夕 [chúxī] /Chinese New Year's Eve/ 年夜饭 [niányèfàn] /Chinese New Year's Eve dinner/ 感情 [gǎnqíng] /feeling, emotion, effection/ 墙 [qiáng] /wall/ 贴 [tiē] /to paste, to glue/ 幸福 [xìngfú] /happy, happiness/ 福 [fú] /blessing, good fortune/ 倒 [dào] /to turn upside down, to go backwards/ 奇怪 [qíguài] /strange, odd/ 意思 [yìsi] /meaning/ 餐 [cān] /meal/ 本来 [běnlái] /original; originally, at first/ 家 [jiā] /(measure word for families and commerical established)/ 气氛 [qìfēn] /mood, ambience/ 以 [yǐ] /with/ 代 [dài] /to replace, to substitute/ 酒 [jiǔ] /alcohol, liquor/ 举 [jǔ] /to lift, to raise/ 顺利 [shùnlì] /smooth, successful, without a hitch/ 进步 [jìnbù] /to make progress; progressive/ 干杯 [gān bēi] /to drink a toast; cheers!, bottoms up!/ 成功 [chénggōng] /to succeed; successful/ 挽回 [wǎnhuì] /evening gathering, soiree/ 剩(下) [shèng (xia)] /to leave a surplus, to be left (over)/ 浪费 [làngfèi] /to waste, to squander; wasteful/ 余 [yú] /to surplus, to spare/ 传统 [chuántǒng] /tradition; traditional/ 农历 [nónglì] /traditional Chinese lunar calendar/ 初 [chū] /first/ 粽子 [zòngzi] /pyramid-shaped dumpling/ 月饼 [yuèbǐng] /moon cake/ 团圆 [tuányuán] /to reunite (as a family)/ 正月 [zhēngyuè] /first month of the lunar year, first moon/ 元宵 [yuánxiāo] /night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sweet dumpling/ 嘛 [ma] /(particle used to emphasize the obvious)/ 计时 [jì shí] /to count time/ 拜年 [bài nián] /to wish sb Happy Chinese New Year; to pay a Chinese New Year's call/ 恭喜 [gōngxǐ] /to congratulate/ 发财 [fā cái] /to get rich, to make a fortune/ 红包 [hóngbāo] /red envelope containing money to be given as a gift/ 热闹 [rènao] /(of a place or scene) lively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity/ 鞭炮 [biānpào] /firecracker/ 春节 [Chūnjié] /Spring Festival, Chinese New Year/ 端午节 [Duānwǔjié] /Dragon Boat Festival/ 中秋节 [Zhōngqiūjié] /Mid-Autumn Festival; Moon Festival/ 感恩节 [Gǎn’ēnjié] /Thanksgiving/ 元宵节 [Yuánxiāojié] /Lantern Festival/ # end