节日民俗与礼尚往来Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies — HSK 3 vocabulary
迎接 to welcome, 红酒 red wine, 赶紧 hurriedly, and 25 more words across 4 lessons — each with pinyin above every character, a meaning in English and in Chinese, and one example sentence.
第 179 课 · 辞旧迎新与新春佳节Lesson 179 · 7 words
| 初一 | Lunar New Year Day 农历正月的第一天 大年初一，家家户户贴红对联。On Lunar New Year Day, every household puts up red couplets. |
| 年初 | the start of the year 一年刚开始的那段时间 他年初就定好了回家的机票。He booked his flight home at the start of the year. |
| 年底 | the end of the year 一年快要结束的那段时间 工厂年底才放假休息。The factory only gives holiday leave by the end of the year. |
| 庆祝 | to celebrate 用热闹的方式表示高兴 全家聚在一起庆祝新春佳节。The whole family gathered to celebrate the Spring Festival. |
| 迎接 | to welcome, usher in 热情地等候并接待到来的人或事 大门倒贴福字迎接新春。Doors are hung with upside-down fortune characters to usher in the new year. |
| 祝 | to wish someone well 说出美好的话，希望对方能实现 亲友们诚挚祝大家万事如意。Friends and family sincerely wish everyone great fortune. |
| 福 | good fortune, a blessing 代表幸运美好的一个字 大门上倒贴着一个福字。On the door hangs the fortune character, pasted upside down. |
Reading passage — lesson 179
从年初到年底，游子深切盼望除夕。大年初一，家家户户迎接春风，大门倒贴大红福字。亲友欢聚一堂庆祝新春，在此诚挚祝大家身体健康、万事如意，共同期盼美好未来。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
游子深切盼望什么？
- 除夕
- 生日
- 中秋
- 暑假
答案除夕— 文中：游子深切盼望除夕
第 180 课 · 亲情相聚与长辈问候Lesson 180 · 7 words
| 父母 | parents 生养自己的爸爸和妈妈 大姐给父母买了一双棉鞋。The eldest sister bought her parents a pair of warm shoes. |
| 亲 | close relatives, kin 血缘很近的家人 春节是走亲访友的好时候。Spring Festival is a good time to visit close relatives and friends. |
| 年纪 | age, years 一个人活了多少岁 爷爷虽上了年纪，依然精神矍铄。Though Grandpa is getting on in years, he is still full of energy. |
| 后年 | the year after next 明年再过去的那一年 大家相约后年再来团聚。Everyone agreed to gather again the year after next. |
| 初 | at first, initially 事情刚开始的时候 孝敬父母是做人之初的根基。Honouring one's parents is the foundation of being a person from the very start. |
| 代 | to act on behalf of 替别人去做某件事 弟弟代全家向长辈敬茶。Younger brother poured the tea on behalf of the whole family. |
| 双 | a pair of 两个成对的东西 大姐买了一双暖和棉鞋。The eldest sister bought a pair of warm cotton shoes. |
Reading passage — lesson 180
春节是中华民族走亲访友的温馨时刻。孝敬父母是人初生立世的根基。爷爷虽上了年纪，依然精神矍铄。大姐为父母买了一双暖和棉鞋，由弟弟代全家敬茶，大家相约后年再聚。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
爷爷身体怎么样？
- 精神矍铄
- 常常生病
- 需要人照顾
- 很容易累
答案精神矍铄— 文中：爷爷虽上了年纪，依然精神矍铄
第 181 课 · 举杯欢聚与节日美馔Lesson 181 · 7 words
| 红酒 | red wine 用葡萄酿成的红色酒 长辈举起红酒向大家敬酒。The elders raised their glasses of red wine for a toast. |
| 啤酒 | beer 带泡沫、酒精度不高的黄色酒 几位青年开怀畅饮啤酒庆祝。Several young men celebrated by drinking beer heartily. |
| 可乐 | cola 一种带气泡的甜味黑色饮料 孩子们欢喜地喝着冰镇可乐。The children happily sipped their chilled cola. |
| 顿 | a meal (measure word) 用来计算吃饭次数的量词 大家开心地享用这顿年夜饭。Everyone happily enjoyed this reunion meal. |
| 富 | rich, well-off 拥有很多钱财，日子过得好 勤劳让百姓过上富足日子。Hard work let the villagers live well-off and comfortably. |
| 把 | to firmly hold, grasp 用手紧紧抓住，不让它松开 民警严把防线守护平安。The police officers kept a firm hold on the defensive line to guard everyone's safety. |
| 保 | to safeguard, protect 小心地护着，不让它受到伤害 民警守夜保万家灯火安宁。The officers kept watch all night to safeguard the peace of every home. |
Reading passage — lesson 181
勤劳让百姓过上富足日子。年夜饭桌上摆满佳肴，大家开心地享用这顿大餐。长辈举起红酒，青年开怀畅饮啤酒，孩子们欢喜地喝着可乐。民警严把防线，保万家灯火安宁祥和。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
什么让百姓过上了富足日子？
- 勤劳
- 运气
- 天气
- 节日
答案勤劳— 文中：勤劳让百姓过上富足日子
第 182 课 · 走亲访友与奔赴团圆Lesson 182 · 7 words
| 赶到 | to rush and arrive 急急忙忙地到达某个地方 他几经辗转终于赶到老家。After many transfers, he finally arrived at his hometown. |
| 赶快 | hurry up, make haste 抓紧时间，动作要快 大家收拾好行囊赶快出发。Everyone packed their bags and hurried to set off. |
| 赶紧 | hurriedly, without pause 抓住机会，一点也不耽搁 游子们赶紧坐上了列车。The travellers hurriedly boarded the train. |
| 赶 | to rush, to catch a departure 为了不错过时间而加快行动 他们凌晨就去赶早班高铁。They left before dawn to catch the early train. |
| 城 | a city, a town 有围墙围着、人口聚居的地方 游子一心奔向家乡小城。The traveller's heart was set on his home city. |
| 分别 | to part ways 各自离开，不再待在一起 欢聚过后大家终须分别。After the happy reunion, everyone had to part ways eventually. |
| 不论 | regardless of, no matter 不管是什么情况都一样 不论风雪多猛烈，他都要回家。No matter how fierce the storm was, he was determined to get home. |
Reading passage — lesson 182
春运路上，不论风雪多么猛烈，游子一心奔向家乡小城。大家收拾好行囊，赶早班高铁，赶紧坐上列车。几经辗转，赶快按时赶到老家。欢聚过后虽终须分别，但这份亲情永远温暖人心。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
游子一心奔向哪里？
- 家乡小城
- 大城市
- 海边
- 外国
答案家乡小城— 文中：游子一心奔向家乡小城
Characters in 节日民俗与礼尚往来
34 distinct characters across these 28 words. Each one has its stroke order, its radical, what it is made of, and the other words that use it.