# Practical Chinese Reader Book 2 - Lesson 48
# Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 7100000890
# Version 1.0  
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
灯笼 [dēnglong] /lantern/
灯 [dēng] /lantern, lamp, light/
亲爱 [qīn'ài] /dear/
因为 [yīnwei] /because, for/
全 [quán] /whole/
团聚 [tuánjù] /to reunite, to have a reunion/
节日 [jiérì] /festivals, holiday/
节 [jié] /festival/
初 [chū] /(a prefix)/
拜年 [bài nián] /pay a New Year call, wish somebody a happy New Yeawr/
年 [nián] /year, New Year/
屋子 [wū zi] /room/
打扫 [dǎsǎo] /to clean up/
扫 [sǎo] /to sweep/
干净 [gānjing] /clean, neat and tidy/
收拾 [shōushi] /to put in order, to tidy up/
整齐 [zhēngqí] /neat, tidy/
黑 [hēi] /black, dark/
春联 [chūnlián] /Spring Festival couplets, New Year scrolls/
贴 [tiē] /to paste/
年画儿 [niánhuàr] /New Year (or Spring Festival) picture/
儿子 [érzi] /son/
礼物 [lǐwù] /gift, present/
新年 [xīnnián] /New Year/
兔子 [tùzi] /hare, rabbit/
恭贺新禧 [gōnghéxīnxǐ] /Happy New Year/
放爆竹 [fàng bàozhu] /to let off firecrackers/
爆竹 [bàozhu] /firecracker/
摆 [bǎi] /to put, to lay (the table)/
麻烦 [máfan] /to bother, to put somebody to trouble; troublesome/
春节 [Chūn Jié] /Spring Festival/
圣诞节 [Shèngdàn Jié] /Christmas Day/
黄 [Huáng] /(a surname)/
阳阳 [Yángyang] /(name of a child)/
除夕 [chúxī] /New Year's Eve/
年夜饭 [niányèfàn] /New Year's Eve family dinner/
风俗 [fēngsú] /custom/
灯节 [Dēng Jié] /the Lantern Festival (15th of the first month of the lunar calender)/
夏历 [xiàlì] /the traditional Chinese calender/
元宵节 [Yuánxiāo Jié] /the Lantern festival/
袋 [dài] /bag, sack/
粮食 [liàngshi] /grain, food/
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