| A | B |
|---|
| 节日 festival; holiday | jié rì |
| 早晨 early morning | zǎo chén |
| 荷包 embroidered pouch; pouch; purse | hé bāo |
| 戴 to wear (jewelry, hat, watch, glasses, etc.) | dà i |
| 身上 on the body | shēn shang |
| 风俗 folk customs | fēng sú |
| 习惯 usual practice; to be accustomed to | xí guà n |
| 用处 use | yòng chu |
| 过节 to celebrate a festival or a holiday | guò jié |
| 丰盛 sumptuous (meal) | fēng shèng |
| 鸡 chicken | jī |
| 鸭 duck | yā |
| 盘 plate; platter | pán |
| 根本 fundamentally; (often used in the negative form) not at all | gēn běn |
| 端 to carry or hold something level with both hands | duān |
| 粽子 a kind of dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival | zòng zi |
| 大官 high-ranking official | dà guān |
| 表面上 on the surface | biǎo mià n shang |
| 实际上 actually; in fact; in reality | shí jì shang |
| 早晚 sooner or later | zǎo wǎn |
| 国王 king | guó wáng |
| 赶 to drive away | gǎn |
| 南方 the south | nán fāng |
| 忧国忧民 concerned about one's country and one's people | yōu guó yōu mín |
| 投江 to jump into the river | tóu jiāng |
| 诗人 poet | shī rén |
| ...之一 one of | zhī yī |
| 诗 poem; poetry | shī |
| 表现 to display; to manifest | biǎo xià n |
| 爱国 patriotic | à i guo |
| 精神 spirit | jīng shén |
| 祭祀 to offer sacrifices to | jì sì |
| 老百姓 "old hundred names"; ordinary folks; common people | lǎo bǎi xìng |
| 米 (uncooked) rice | mǐ |
| 竹筒 bamboo tube | zhú tǒng |
| 投 to throw | tóu |
| 江 river | jiāng |
| 赛 to race; to compete | sà i |
| 龙舟 dragon boat | lóng zhōu |
| 象征 to symbolize; symbol | xià ng zhēng |
| 当时 at that time; of that time | dāng shí |
| 人们 people | rén men |
| 争先恐后 to strive to be the first and fear to lag behind; to vie with one another | zhēng xiān kǒng hòu |
| 救 to save (life) | jiù |
| 动人 moving; touching | dòng rén |
| 传统 traditional; tradition | chuán tǒng |
| 鞭炮 firecracker; a long string of small firecrackers | biān pà o |
| 亲朋好友 good friends and dear relatives | qīn péng hǎo yǒu |
| 拜年 to pay a New Year call; to wish someone a happy New Year | bà i nián |
| 压岁钱 money given to children as lunar New Year gift | yā suì qián |
| 农历 "agricultural" calendar; lunar calendar | nóng lì |
| 元月 the first month of the lunar calendar | yuán yuè |
| 元宵 night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice, eaten on this date | yuán xiāo |
| 各种各样 various kinds of | gè zhǒng gè yà ng |
| 灯 lantern; lamp | dēng |
| 上街 to go into the streets | shà ng jiē |
| 月亮 the moon | yuè liang |
| 圆 round | yuán |
| 亮 bright | lià ng |
| 团圆 to reunite as a family | tuán yuán |
| 日子 day; time; life | rì zi |
| 外面 outside | wà i mian |
| 尽可能 try one's best | jìn kě néng |
| 院子 courtyard | yuà n zi |
| 月饼 moon cake | yuè bǐng |
| 赏月 to admire the full moon | shǎng yuè |
| 端午节 to Dragon Boat Festival | duān wǔ jié |
| 春节 The Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) | chūn jié |
| 中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival | zhōng qiū jié |
| 元宵节 the Lantern Festival | yuán xiāo jié |
| 灯节 The Lantern Festival | dēng jié |
