有关春节英语

有关春节英语

【篇一：关于中国春节的英文词语】

春节

the spring festival

农历

lunar calendar

正月

lunar january; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕

new years eve; eve of lunar new year

初一

the beginning of new year

元宵节

the lantern festival

customs:

过年

guo-nian; have the spring festival

对联

poetic couplet

；

two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联

spring festival couplets

剪纸

paper-cuts

年画

new year paintings

买年货

special purchases for the spring festival

；

do spring

festival shopping

敬酒

propose a toast

灯笼

lantern

；

a portable light

烟花

fireworks

爆竹

firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with

the loud pop.)

红包

red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize

fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

舞狮

lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil

and bring good luck.)

舞龙

dragondance (to expect good weather and good harvests)

戏曲

traditional opera

杂耍

variety show; vaudeville

灯谜

riddles written on lanterns

灯会

exhibit of lanterns

守岁

staying- up

（直译为熬夜）

拜年

pay new years call; give new years greetings; new years

visit

禁忌

taboo

去晦气

get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗

offer sacrifices to ones ancestors

压岁钱

gift money; money given to children as a lunar new

year gift

辞旧岁

bid farewell to the old year

扫房

springcleaning; general house-cleaning

【篇二：关于过年的英语词汇】

关于过年的英语词汇

greeting season:

春节

农历

正月

除夕

初一

元宵节

customs:

过年对联

春联

剪纸

年画

买年货

敬酒

灯笼

烟花

燃放烟花

爆竹燃放爆竹红包

舞狮

舞龙

戏曲

杂耍

灯谜

灯会

守岁

拜年

禁忌

去晦气祭祖宗

压岁钱

辞旧岁

扫房

blessings:

金玉满堂

生意兴隆

岁岁平安

恭喜发财

和气生财

心想事成

吉祥如意

国泰民安

招财进宝

一帆风顺

步步高升

出入平安

祝你新的一年快乐幸福

:

事业成功，家庭美满

food names:

年糕

团圆饭

年夜饭

饺子

汤圆

八宝饭

糖果盘

candy tray:

什锦

糖

蜜冬瓜

西瓜子

金桔

糖莲子

糖藕

红枣

花生糖

greeting season:

春节

the spring festival

农历

lunar calendar

正月

lunar january; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕

new years eve; eve of lunar new year

初一

the beginning of new year

元宵节

the lantern festival

customs:

过年

guo-nian; have the spring festival

对联

poetic couplet; two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联

spring festival couplets(

对句

)

剪纸

paper- cuts

年画

new year paintings

买年货

special purchases for the spring festival;do spring

festival shopping

敬酒

propose a toast

灯笼

lantern: a portable light

烟花

fireworks

燃放烟花

fire (let, set, shoot) off fireworks

爆竹

firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with

the loud pop.)

燃放爆竹

fire (let, set, shoot) off firecrackers

红包

red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize

fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

舞狮

lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil

and bring good luck.)

舞龙

dragon dance (to expect good

weather and good harvests)

戏曲

traditional opera

杂耍

variety show; vaudeville

灯谜

riddles written on lanterns

灯会

exhibit of lanterns

守岁

staying-up

拜年

pay new years call; give new years greetings; new years

visit

禁忌

taboo

去晦气

get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗

offer sacrifices to ones ancestors

压岁钱

gift money; money given to children as a lunar new

year gift

culture note: in the old days, new years money was given in

the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red

string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a

hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red

envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given

to represent luck and wealth

辞旧岁

bid farewell to the old year

扫房

spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

blessings:

金玉满堂

treasures fill the home

生意兴隆

business flourishes

岁岁平安

peace all year round

恭喜发财

wishing you prosperity

和气生财

harmony brings wealth

心想事成

may all your wishes come true

吉祥如意

everything goes well

国泰民安

the country flourishes and people live in peace

招财进宝

money and treasures will be plentiful

一帆风顺

wishing you every success

步步高升

promoting to a higher position

出入平安

safe trip wherever you go

祝你新的一年快乐幸福

: wish you happiness and prosperity in

the coming year!

事业成功，家庭美满

: wish you success in your career and

happiness of your family! food names:

年糕

nian-gao; rice cake; new year cake

团圆饭

family reunion dinner

年夜饭

the dinner on new years eve

饺子

jiao-zi; chinese meat ravioli

汤圆

tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into

balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

八宝饭

eight treasures rice pudding

糖果盘

candy tray:

什锦糖

assorted candies - sweet and fortune

蜜冬瓜

candied winter melon - growth and good health

西瓜子

red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity

金桔

cumquat - prosperity

糖莲子

candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

糖藕

candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

红枣

red dates - prosperity

花生糖

peanut candy - sweet

【篇三：春节习俗英文表达】

chinese new year celebration is the most important

celebration of the year. chinese people may celebrate the

chinese new year in slightly different ways but their wishes are

almost the same; they want their family members and friends

to be healthy and lucky during next year.