Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
过年
guònián
Description
“过年”是指庆祝新年，特别是中国的春节。
"过年" means celebrating the New Year, especially the Chinese Spring Festival.
过年的时候，家人会一起吃饭，孩子们会收到红包。
During 过年, families eat together and children receive red envelopes.
Meanings
过年guònián
to celebrate the New Year; Spring Festival
我们回家过年。
We're going home for the New Year.
过年guònián
next year (colloquial)
这件事过年再说吧。
Let's talk about this after the New Year.
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Notes
- Etymology
过 (to pass/spend) + 年 (year), literally "to pass the year."
- Nuance
usually refers to Chinese Lunar New Year, not January 1st.
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