IC2.11

Question 1

holiday / festival

Answer 1

jie2ri4 节日 / 節日

Question 2

neighborhood / district

Answer 2

xiao3qu1 小区 / 小區

Question 3

environment / surroundings

Answer 3

huan2jing4 环境 / 環境

Question 4

Chinese New Year’s Eve

Answer 4

chu2xi1 除夕

Question 5

Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner

Answer 5

nian2ye4fan4 年夜饭 / 年夜飯

Question 5

wall

Answer 5

qiang2 墙 / 牆

Question 6

to paste / to glue

Answer 6

tie1 贴 / 貼

Question 7

strange / weird

Answer 7

qi2guai4 奇怪

Question 7

blessing / good fortune

Answer 7

fu2 福

Question 8

to turn upside down / to go backwards

Answer 8

dao4 倒

Question 8

alcohol / liquor

Answer 8

jiu3 酒

Question 8

to make progress / progressive

Answer 8

jin4bu4 进步 / 進步

Question 8

with

Answer 8

yi3 以

Question 9

smooth / successful / without a hitch

Answer 9

shun4li4 顺利 / 順利

Question 9

to replace / to substitute

Answer 9

dai4 代

Question 10

to lift / to raise

Answer 10

ju3 举 / 舉

Question 11

to drink a toast (lit. to dry the cup)

Answer 11

gan1bei1 干杯 / 乾杯

Question 12

to succeed / successful

Answer 12

cheng2gong1 成功

Question 13

evening party

Answer 13

wan3hui4 晚会 / 晚會

Question 13

to leave a surplus / to be left (over)

Answer 13

sheng4(xia4) 剩下 /

Question 14

tradition / traditional / convention / conventional

Answer 14

chuan2tong3 传统 / 傳統

Question 14

to waste / to squander

Answer 14

lang4fei4 浪费 / 浪費

Question 14

extra / surplus / remaining / to have surplus

Answer 14

yu2 余 / 餘

Question 15

[particle used to emphasize the obvious]

Answer 15

ma 嘛

Question 15

glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled

Answer 15

zong4zi 粽子

Question 15

the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar

Answer 15

nong2li4 农历 / 農曆

Question 16

to count time

Answer 16

ji4shi2 计时 / 計時

Question 16

first month of the lunar year (2)

Answer 16

zheng1yue4 正月 ｜yuan2yue4 元月

Question 17

Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / sticky rice dumplings

Answer 17

yuan2xiao1 元宵

Question 17

lively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity (of a place or scene)

Answer 17

re4nao 热闹 / 熱鬧

Question 17

mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)

Answer 17

yue4bing3 月饼 / 月餅

Question 17

firecracker

Answer 17

bian1pao4 鞭炮

Question 17

red packet

Answer 17

hong2bao1 红包 / 紅包

Question 17

Dragon Boat Festival

Answer 17

duan1wu3jie2 端午节 / 端午節

Question 18

to reunite (as a family)

Answer 18

tuan2yuan2 团圆 / 團圓

Question 19

to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year / to pay a Chinese New Year call

Answer 19

bai4nian2 拜年

Question 20

congratulations / greetings

Answer 20

gong1xi3 恭喜

Question 20

to get rich / to make a fortune

Answer 20

fa1cai2 发财 / 發財

Question 21

Spring Festival / Chinese New Year

Answer 21

chun1jie2 春节 / 春節

Question 22

Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival

Answer 22

zhong1qiu1jie2 中秋节 / 中秋節

Question 23

Lantern Festival

Answer 23

yuan2xiao1jie2 元宵节 / 元宵節

Question 23

Thanksgiving

Answer 23

gan3en1jie2 感恩节 / 感恩節

Question 24

New Year's Day

Answer 24

yuan2dan4 元旦

Question 25

celebrating the New Year (spring festival)

Answer 25

guo4nian2 过年 / 過年

Question 26

New Year cake made of steamed glutinous rice / Japanese mochi

Answer 26

nian2gao1 年糕

Question 27

Qu Yuan (famous poet of Dragon Boat Festival story)

Answer 27

qu1yuan2 屈原

Question 27

Qingming Festival

Answer 27

qing1ming2jie2 清明节 / 清明節

Question 27

Miluo river (river of Dragon Boat Festival story)

Answer 27

mi4luo2jiang1 汨罗江 / 汨羅江