Set: 5.2 PAVC meanings

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TermDefinition
臘月N: the twelfth month of the Chinese Lunar year
正月N: the first month of the Chinese Lunar year
持續A: continuous, incessant, uninterrupted
祭祀V: to worship; to honor by a service or rite; to offer sacrifices
儀式N: a ceremony, a rite
陰曆N: the Chinese lunar calendar
傳說V/N: a legend
灶神N: the Kitchen God
升天V: to ascend heaven; to transmigrate; to die
積極SV/A: to be positive; to be energetic, active, vigorous
兇惡SV/AT: to be wicked; evil; savage; malignant
怪獸N: a legendary animal; a monster
春聯N: New Year's couplets written on strips of red paper and pasted on door frames, usu containing words of luck
守歲VO: to see the old year out and to welcome the new year in by staying up on the night of CNY Eve
迎接V: to meet; to greet
團圓N: a reunion (of family, etc)
拜年VO: to pay a respectful call on relatives or friends on New Year's Day and offer greeting
壓歲錢N: cash given in red paper envelopes to children by their elders on CNY Eve
午夜N: midnight
元寶N: a type of dumpling made in a shape reminiscent of the silver and gold ingots once used as money in ancient China
吉利SV/AT: to be lucky, auspicious, propitious
高潮N: the climax; the upsurge
元宵節N: the Lantern Festival
花燈N: fancy (usu paper) lanterns made for the Lantern Festival
燈謎N: riddles written on lanterns (used in contests in which prizes are often offered)
湯圓N: glutinous rice flour balls (often filled with a sweet paste)
發揚V: to enhance; to add glory to
元旦N: New Year's day
大街小巷IE: in every street and alley; all over the city
家家戶戶IE: every family and household
接二連三IE: continuously, one after another, repeatedly
歳歳(碎碎)平安PUN: safe and sound year after year/smashed safe and sound
張燈結綵IE: to be decorated with lanterns and colored hangings (for a joyous occasion)

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Creator linaus
Created March 11, 2009
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Subjects practical audio-visual chinese, traditional chinese
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Practical Audio-Visual Chinese, Book 5, 2nd edition, Chapter 2, vocab meanings

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  1. 積極 SV/A: to be positive; to be energetic, active, vigorous - 3 misses
  2. 迎接 V: to meet; to greet - 2 misses
  3. 儀式 N: a ceremony, a rite - 2 misses
  4. 祭祀 V: to worship; to honor by a service or rite; to offer sacrifices - 2 misses
  5. 元旦 N: New Year's day - 2 misses
  6. 吉利 SV/AT: to be lucky, auspicious, propitious - 1 miss
  7. 大街小巷 IE: in every street and alley; all over the city - 1 miss