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Chinese New Year (Imlek) Vocabulary Essential plus Konteks Kultural
30 vocab Imlek paling penting plus konteks kultural-nya. Untuk profesional, family member, dan anak yang interact dengan Chinese-Indonesian community.
By Lynda Lysandra
Co-Founder, Mastery Circle Education · 14+ years placing Indonesian students into elite Asian universities
Imlek itu momen yang Mandarin vocabulary jadi sangat applied. Untuk profesional dengan partner China, family member, atau anak yang interact dengan kakek-nenek Chinese-Indonesian, vocab Imlek jadi natural conversation starter. Aku list 30 yang most useful.
Greeting (10 vocab)
新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè), Happy New Year. Universal.
恭喜发财 (gōng xǐ fā cái), Wishing you prosperity. Plus respond 红包拿来 (hóng bāo ná lái), bring the red envelope (joking).
身体健康 (shēn tǐ jiàn kāng), good health. Untuk senior atau elder.
万事如意 (wàn shì rú yì), may all things go as you wish.
心想事成 (xīn xiǎng shì chéng), may your heart's wishes come true.
步步高升 (bù bù gāo shēng), promotion after promotion. Untuk career-focused person.
学业进步 (xué yè jìn bù), progress in studies. Untuk student.
生意兴隆 (shēng yì xīng lóng), prosperous business. Untuk business owner.
阖家幸福 (hé jiā xìng fú), happy family.
财源广进 (cái yuán guǎng jìn), wealth flows in.
Activities dan items (10 vocab)
红包 (hóng bāo), red envelope (with money inside).
春联 (chūn lián), Spring couplet (the red paper with calligraphy).
舞狮 (wǔ shī), lion dance.
舞龙 (wǔ lóng), dragon dance.
烟花 (yān huā), firework.
鞭炮 (biān pào), firecracker.
团圆饭 (tuán yuán fàn), reunion dinner.
年夜饭 (nián yè fàn), New Year's Eve dinner.
饺子 (jiǎo zi), dumpling (symbolic for wealth, looks like ancient gold ingot).
年糕 (nián gāo), sticky rice cake (symbolic for higher year by year).
Symbolic vocabulary (10 vocab)
福 (fú), luck/fortune. Hanged upside down at door (倒福 = 福到 = luck arrived).
春 (chūn), spring. Symbol new beginning.
寿 (shòu), longevity.
囍 (xǐ), double happiness (wedding context).
生肖 (shēng xiào), zodiac animal.
鼠牛虎兔 (shǔ niú hǔ tù), rat, ox, tiger, rabbit. First 4 of 12 zodiac.
龙蛇马羊 (lóng shé mǎ yáng), dragon, snake, horse, sheep. Next 4 zodiac.
猴鸡狗猪 (hóu jī gǒu zhū), monkey, rooster, dog, pig. Last 4 zodiac.
祭祖 (jì zǔ), ancestor worship.
拜年 (bài nián), pay New Year visit (to elder relatives).
30 vocab ini cover 90 persen Imlek conversation. Drill 10 menit sebelum Imlek season, plus actively pakai pas family gathering. Konteks kultural-nya bikin Mandarin kamu functional bukan cuma textbook. MMC integrate festival vocab di curriculum.
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