Pinyin&Tones
十二生肖
Customs
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Symbols
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狗。
What is gou3?
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What is the second Zodiac Animal?
What is 牛 (niu2).
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Viewed as a lucky color by Chinese people.
What is 红色 (hong1se4)/red.
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Because their luck will leave the home.

Why don't families sweep/clean during the first days of the New Year?

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What food sounds like "Good Luck"?
What is 桔子 (ju2 zi /orange).
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鸡
What is ji1?
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What's your Zodiac sign? (Translate)
What is 你 属 什 么？(ni3 shu3 shen2me?)
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Chinese people often use this name for Chinese New Year.
What is 春 节 (chun1 jie2)?
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Used to frighten away evils spirits.
What are 鞭炮 （bian1 pao4）/firecrackers。
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They symbolize long life.
What are 面 （mian1 / noodles）。
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猪
What is zhu1?
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明 年 （2019）是 什 么 年？
What is 猪年？
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The number of days that Chinese celebrate the New Year.
What is 15 天 (tian)？
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Children and unmarried people receive these on New Year's Eve.
What are 红包 (hong2 bao1).
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A food eaten during the New Year celebration often referred to as "Golden Treasure”?
What are 饺 字 (jiaozi/dumplings).
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Dragon Dance.
What is wu3long2?
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The animal after 马.
What is 羊？.
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People hang red banners, light fireworks and keep the lights on all night to ........
What scare away 年 （nian2/monster Nian).
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A common greeting during the New Year to wish one good fortune.
What is 恭喜发财？
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A food that represents 'surplus' or 'abundance.'
What is 鱼 （yu/fish).
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恭喜发财！
What is gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2?
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What are the 12 chinese zodiac animals in order?
What is shu3 鼠, niu2 牛, hu3 虎, tu4 兔, long5 龙, she2 蛇, ma3 马, yang2 羊, hou2 候, ji1 鸡 , gou3 狗, zhu1 猪.
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The meal eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve..
What is 年夜饭 (nian2 ye4 fan4)?
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People in Southern China and Taiwan eat this for good luck.
What is 年糕/nian2gao1?
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Upside down banners.
What symbolizes that luck has arrived?
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