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Chinese Culture & Traditions in Traditional Chinese · HSK 3

70 Traditional Chinese words and phrases for chinese culture & traditions, at HSK 3 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 中秋節 Zhōngqiū Jié
    Mid-Autumn Festival

    中秋節一家人一起吃月餅。

    At Mid-Autumn Festival the family eats mooncakes together.

  2. 月餅 yuèbǐng
    mooncake

    這種月餅是甜的。

    This kind of mooncake is sweet.

  3. 月亮 yuèliang
    moon

    今晚的月亮又大又圓。

    Tonight's moon is big and round.

  4. 紅包 hóngbāo
    red envelope (money gift)

    過年孩子們會收到紅包。

    At New Year children receive red envelopes.

  5. 壓歲錢 yāsuìqián
    New Year money (for children)

    奶奶給了我壓歲錢。

    Grandma gave me New Year money.

  6. 餃子 jiǎozi
    dumpling (jiaozi)

    過年的時候我們一起包餃子。

    At New Year we make dumplings together.

  7. 湯圓 tāngyuán
    sweet rice balls (tangyuan)

    元宵節要吃湯圓。

    On the Lantern Festival people eat tangyuan.

  8. 粽子 zòngzi
    zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)

    端午節大家都吃粽子。

    Everyone eats zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival.

  9. 生肖 shēngxiào
    Chinese zodiac sign

    我的生肖是馬。

    My zodiac sign is the horse.

  10. 龍 lóng
    dragon

    今年是龍年。

    This year is the Year of the Dragon.

  11. 龍舟 lóngzhōu
    dragon boat

    我們去看龍舟比賽吧。

    Let's go watch the dragon boat race.

  12. 燈籠 dēnglong
    lantern

    街上有很多紅燈籠。

    There are many red lanterns on the street.

  13. 元宵節 Yuánxiāo Jié
    Lantern Festival

    元宵節的晚上很熱鬧。

    The night of the Lantern Festival is very lively.

  14. 端午節 Duānwǔ Jié
    Dragon Boat Festival

    端午節是夏天的節日。

    The Dragon Boat Festival is a summer holiday.

  15. 長城 Chángchéng
    the Great Wall

    我們爬了一天長城。

    We hiked the Great Wall for a whole day.

  16. 故宮 Gùgōng
    the Forbidden City

    故宮的歷史很長。

    The Forbidden City has a long history.

  17. 傳統 chuántǒng
    tradition; traditional

    這是中國的傳統文化。

    This is traditional Chinese culture.

  18. 文化 wénhuà
    culture

    我對中國文化很感興趣。

    I am very interested in Chinese culture.

  19. 歷史 lìshǐ
    history

    中國有很長的歷史。

    China has a very long history.

  20. 習慣 xíguàn
    custom; habit

    每個地方的習慣都不一樣。

    Every place has different customs.

  21. 慶祝 qìngzhù
    to celebrate

    大家一起慶祝新年。

    Everyone celebrates the New Year together.

  22. 熱鬧 rènao
    lively, bustling

    春節的時候街上很熱鬧。

    The streets are very lively during Spring Festival.

  23. 鞭炮 biānpào
    firecrackers

    孩子們在外面放鞭炮。

    The children are setting off firecrackers outside.

  24. 煙花 yānhuā
    fireworks

    晚上我們去看煙花吧。

    Let's go watch the fireworks tonight.

  25. 春聯 chūnlián
    Spring Festival couplets

    爸爸在門上貼春聯。

    Dad is pasting Spring Festival couplets on the door.

  26. 拜年 bàinián
    to pay a New Year visit

    過年我們去親戚家拜年。

    At New Year we visit relatives to wish them well.

  27. 親戚 qīnqi
    relatives

    春節親戚們都來我家。

    At Spring Festival all the relatives come to my house.

  28. 團圓 tuányuán
    family reunion

    中秋節是團圓的日子。

    Mid-Autumn is a day for family reunion.

  29. 農曆 nónglì
    lunar calendar

    春節是農曆新年。

    The Spring Festival is the lunar New Year.

  30. 京劇 jīngjù
    Beijing opera

    爺爺喜歡聽京劇。

    Grandpa likes listening to Beijing opera.

  31. 書法 shūfǎ
    calligraphy

    她每天練習書法。

    She practices calligraphy every day.

  32. 毛筆 máobǐ
    writing brush

    我用毛筆寫漢字。

    I write Chinese characters with a brush.

  33. 茶葉 cháyè
    tea leaves

    這種茶葉有點兒貴。

    This kind of tea is a bit expensive.

  34. 茶館 cháguǎn
    teahouse

    我們在茶館坐了一下午。

    We sat in the teahouse all afternoon.

  35. 客人 kèrén
    guest

    家裡來了很多客人。

    Many guests came to our house.

  36. 禮貌 lǐmào
    manners, politeness

    他對客人很有禮貌。

    He is very polite to guests.

  37. 太極拳 tàijíquán
    tai chi

    打太極拳對身體很好。

    Doing tai chi is good for your health.

  38. 長江 Cháng Jiāng
    the Yangtze River

    長江是中國最長的河。

    The Yangtze is the longest river in China.

  39. 節目 jiémù
    program, show

    電視上有過年的節目。

    There are New Year shows on TV.

  40. 恭喜 gōngxǐ
    congratulations

    恭喜發財，新年快樂！

    Wishing you prosperity and a happy New Year!

  41. 中秋節的月亮又圓又亮。 Zhōngqiū Jié de yuèliang yòu yuán yòu liàng.
    The moon at Mid-Autumn Festival is round and bright.
  42. 過年的時候，大人給孩子們紅包。 Guònián de shíhou, dàren gěi háizimen hóngbāo.
    At New Year, adults give children red envelopes.
  43. 你知道自己的生肖是什麼嗎？ Nǐ zhīdào zìjǐ de shēngxiào shì shénme ma?
    Do you know what your Chinese zodiac sign is?
  44. 我屬龍，你屬什麼？ Wǒ shǔ lóng, nǐ shǔ shénme?
    I was born in the Year of the Dragon; what is your sign?
  45. 春節前，大家都打掃房間。 Chūnjié qián, dàjiā dōu dǎsǎo fángjiān.
    Before Spring Festival, everyone cleans their home.
  46. 過年的晚上，我們一邊吃餃子一邊看電視。 Guònián de wǎnshang, wǒmen yìbiān chī jiǎozi yìbiān kàn diànshì.
    On New Year's Eve we eat dumplings while watching TV.
  47. 中秋節我給老師送了一盒月餅。 Zhōngqiū Jié wǒ gěi lǎoshī sòngle yì hé yuèbǐng.
    At Mid-Autumn I gave my teacher a box of mooncakes.
  48. 元宵節的時候，街上有很多漂亮的燈籠。 Yuánxiāo Jié de shíhou, jiē shang yǒu hěn duō piàoliang de dēnglong.
    During the Lantern Festival there are many beautiful lanterns in the streets.
  49. 聽說端午節的龍舟比賽非常熱鬧。 Tīngshuō Duānwǔ Jié de lóngzhōu bǐsài fēicháng rènao.
    I hear the dragon boat races at the festival are very lively.
  50. 長城很長，我們走了三個小時。 Chángchéng hěn cháng, wǒmen zǒule sān ge xiǎoshí.
    The Great Wall is very long; we walked for three hours.
  51. 去北京的話，一定要去故宮看看。 Qù Běijīng dehuà, yídìng yào qù Gùgōng kànkan.
    If you go to Beijing, you must visit the Forbidden City.
  52. 奶奶教我包餃子，可是我包得不好看。 Nǎinai jiāo wǒ bāo jiǎozi, kěshì wǒ bāo de bù hǎokàn.
    Grandma taught me to wrap dumplings, but mine do not look nice.
  53. 我想多瞭解中國的傳統文化。 Wǒ xiǎng duō liǎojiě Zhōngguó de chuántǒng wénhuà.
    I want to learn more about traditional Chinese culture.
  54. 過年回家的火車票非常難買。 Guònián huí jiā de huǒchēpiào fēicháng nán mǎi.
    Train tickets home for New Year are extremely hard to get.
  55. 昨天我們去老師家拜年了。 Zuótiān wǒmen qù lǎoshī jiā bàinián le.
    Yesterday we went to our teacher's home to wish them a happy New Year.
  56. 你吃過粽子嗎？是甜的還是鹹的？ Nǐ chīguo zòngzi ma? Shì tián de háishi xián de?
    Have you had zongzi? Was it sweet or savory?
  57. 中秋節晚上，全家人一起看月亮。 Zhōngqiū Jié wǎnshang, quán jiā rén yìqǐ kàn yuèliang.
    On Mid-Autumn night, the whole family admires the moon together.
  58. 我在學書法，覺得很有意思。 Wǒ zài xué shūfǎ, juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
    I am learning calligraphy and find it fascinating.
  59. 過年的時候，到處都能聽到鞭炮聲。 Guònián de shíhou, dàochù dōu néng tīngdào biānpào shēng.
    At New Year you can hear firecrackers everywhere.
  60. 十二點的時候，天上的煙花漂亮極了。 Shí'èr diǎn de shíhou, tiānshàng de yānhuā piàoliang jíle.
    At midnight, the fireworks in the sky were absolutely beautiful.
  61. 農曆新年是中國最重要的節日。 Nónglì xīnnián shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de jiérì.
    Lunar New Year is China's most important holiday.
  62. 每年我都會收到好幾個紅包。 Měi nián wǒ dōu huì shōudào hǎo jǐ ge hóngbāo.
    Every year I receive quite a few red envelopes.
  63. 你們國家過新年有什麼習慣？ Nǐmen guójiā guò xīnnián yǒu shénme xíguàn?
    What customs does your country have for New Year?
  64. 為了慶祝節日，學校放了三天假。 Wèile qìngzhù jiérì, xuéxiào fàngle sān tiān jià.
    To celebrate the holiday, school was out for three days.
  65. 爺爺每天早上去公園打太極拳。 Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang qù gōngyuán dǎ tàijíquán.
    Grandpa goes to the park every morning to do tai chi.
  66. 第一次看京劇的時候，我什麼都沒聽懂。 Dì yī cì kàn jīngjù de shíhou, wǒ shénme dōu méi tīngdǒng.
    The first time I saw Beijing opera, I could not understand a thing.
  67. 中國人請客人喝茶，是一種禮貌。 Zhōngguórén qǐng kèrén hē chá, shì yì zhǒng lǐmào.
    Offering guests tea is a form of politeness in China.
  68. 元宵節我們吃了湯圓，還看了燈籠。 Yuánxiāo Jié wǒmen chīle tāngyuán, hái kànle dēnglong.
    At the Lantern Festival we ate tangyuan and saw the lanterns.
  69. 長江和黃河都是中國有名的河。 Cháng Jiāng hé Huáng Hé dōu shì Zhōngguó yǒumíng de hé.
    The Yangtze and the Yellow River are both famous rivers in China.
  70. 雖然我不是中國人，但是我很喜歡過春節。 Suīrán wǒ búshì Zhōngguórén, dànshì wǒ hěn xǐhuan guò Chūnjié.
    Although I am not Chinese, I love celebrating the Spring Festival.

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