节日民俗与礼尚往来Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies — HSK 3 vocabulary
28 words across 4 lessons of 词语大冒险 · Word Adventure, with pinyin above every character, meanings in English and Chinese, and one example sentence each.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.