nouns
adjectives
verbs
Expressions
Food
100

红包

hóngbāo 

Red envelope 

100

明亮

míngliàng 

bright; shining; glittering; to become clear

100

庆祝

qìng zhù

celebrate 

100

新年快乐!

xīnnián kuàilè 

Happy New Year! 

100

年夜饭

niányè fàn 

New Year's Eve family dinner

200

差距

chājù

gap/ disparity  

200

黑暗


hēi'àn 

dark; darkly; darkness

200

祈求

qíqiú 

to pray 

200

空空如也

kōngkōng rú yě 

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)

200

月饼 

yuèbing

mooncake  

300

堆积

duījī

to pile up; to heap; accumulation

300

红火

hónghuǒ 

prosperous 

300

信仰

xìnyǎng 


to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction

300

繁荣昌盛

fánróng chāngshèng 

glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving

300

腊肉

là ròu

bacon 

400

仪式感

yíshìgan 

sense of ritual 

400

阔绰


kuòchuò 

lavish; ostentatious; extravagant; liberal with money 

400

辟邪

bì xié

ward off evil spirits 

400

岁岁平安

suì suì píng'ān

May you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting)

400

荤素搭配

hūn sù dā pèi

Meat and vegetable combination

500

正气

zhèngqì

healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)

500

吉祥

jíxiáng 

auspicious; lucky 

500

看齐


kànqí 

to follow somebody's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)

500

天伦之乐

tiān lún zhī lè

family happiness 

500

粽子

zòng zi

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