← Chinese New Year Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All 春节 chūn jié -spring festival 农历 nóng lì - Lunar Calendar 正月初一 zhēng yuè chū yī-January First (Lunar Calendar) 每年 měi nián-every year 舞龙 wǔ lóng- Dragon dance 舞狮 wǔ shī-Lion dance 放鞭炮 fàng biān pào - Set off fire crackers 贴春联 tiē chūn lián- Post the couplets 吃饺子 chī jiǎo zi - to eat dumpling 包饺子 bāo jiǎo zi - make dumplings 吃年糕 chī nián gāo - eat rice cake 吃年夜饭 chī nián yè fàn - have New Year's eve dinner 给爸爸、妈妈拜年 gěi (bà ba, mā ma~)bài nián - Wish (dad,mom~) happy new year! 穿新衣 chuān xīn yī - wear new clothes 戴新帽 dài xīn mào - wear new hat 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái - congrats and prosper 龙年大吉 lóng nián dà jí - Good luck in the Dragon Year 身体健康 shēn tǐ jiàn kāng -be healthy 年年有余 nián nián yǒu yú - Year after year, have abundance 红包 hóng bāo--red pocket; red envelope 红色 hóng sè - red 十二生肖 shí er̀ shēng xiào - twelve zodiac animals 吉利 jílì - lucky, auspicious,good fortune 年獸 nián shòu -nian beast 福倒 fúdào-good fortune arrived 大扫除 dà sǎo chú-big clean (before New Year) 团聚 tuán jù- to reunite 过年 guò nián- celebrate the New Year/passing through the year 拜年 bài nián-pay a New Year call / wish a Happy New Year