The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is China’s most important festival. It is time for families to be together and for the official public holiday week.
The main Chinese New Year activities include:
- putting up decorations
- eating reunion dinner with family on New Year’s Eve
- firecrackers and fireworks
- giving red envelopes and other gifts
Chinese New Year Vocabulary Words for Kids
Following is the list of 57 words related to Chinese New Year:
| festival | fireworks | firecrackers |
| Chinese New Year | lantern festival | phases of the moon |
| zodiac | Year | tradition |
| prosperity | prosperous | calendar |
| family | Fortune | golden |
| lights | longevity | symbols |
| reunion | Lunar | spirits |
| success | emperor | wealth |
| yin and yang | fortune cookie | good fortune |
| bamboo | blessings | good luck |
| boar | Dog | dragon |
| goat | Lion | monkey |
| pig | Panda | horse |
| mouse | Ox | rabbit |
| rat | Snake | tiger |
| China | Chinese | dumplings |
| full moon | new year | new moon |
| dragon dance | new year cake | red envelope |
| gratitude | moon cake | evil spirit |
Now let us work on the top 10 Chinese New Year Words and see how to frame a sentence a out of it.
| Dumplings | It’s a tradition to eat dumplings during Chinese New Year’s. Families will often make them from scratch. |
| Red Envelope | During Chinese New Year’s, weddings and birthdays, red envelopes is given. Parents, grandparents and other elders give red envelopes to children and those that aren’t married. |
| Setting Off Firecrackers | The Chinese set off firecrackers because they’re suppose to scare away evil spirits. |
| Vigil,stay awake | Similar to families that will stay up until midnight for Christmas (to open presents) or New Year’s as they celebrate out in Times Square, the Chinese will stay up through the night as well. |
| Lion Dance | These lion dances are a major part of celebrating the New Year. |
| Pay a New Year Call | Often children will say Happy New Year and wish their elders wealth, prosperity and good health in return |
| Happy New Year | A necessary phrase to learn for the occasion. |
| Zodiac | The Chinese zodiacs are having 12 different animals that change every year. This year will be the year of the snake which will bring more steadfast progress. |
| Return to Home Town | The Chinese celebrate New Year at their own hometown with their parents and families |
| Wish you Wealth | You’ve got to know this phrase no matter what end you’re on. If you’re on the receiving end (getting the red envelope), learn it or you won’t get one. If you’re on the giving end, know it since it’d be embarrassing to not give it. |
Once you have learned the words, Now it is time to practice them. In the following picture circle and name all the objects which are related to Chinese New Year.
Keep exploring EnglishBix to learn words related to different festivals and events.