chinese chapter 2

• 葡萄 (p ú tao) - grapes
• 象征 (Xi à ng zh ē ng) - Symbolize, symbolization

  • 用法：吃鱼象征年年有余，吃年糕象征步步高升
• 风俗 (F ē ng s ú) - custom
• 辞旧迎新 (c í ji ù y í ng x ī n) - Bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year
• 燃放 (R á n f à ng) - Set off(fireworks or firecrackers)

  • 用法：燃放烟花、燃放爆竹
• 瓶瓶罐罐 (P í ng p í ng gu à n gu à n) - Bottles and cans
• 厄运 (è y ù n) - Bad luck
• 前夕 (Qi á n x ī) - Eve

  • 用法：新年前夕、圣诞前夕
• 碗碟 (W ǎ n di é) - Bowls and plates
• 兆头 (Zh à o tou) - Omen, sign
• 忙碌 (M á ng l ù) - Busy

  • 用法：工作忙碌，生活忙碌
• 遥远 (Y á o yu ǎ n) - Far away, far
• 恭敬 (G ō ng j ì ng) - Respectfully
• 万事大吉 (W à n sh ì d à j í) - Lucky in everything, everything goes well
• 元旦 (Yu á n d à n) - New year day(1st Jan)
• 贼 (z é i) - thief
• 鱼尾纹 (Y ú w ě i w é n) - Wrinkles around the eyes
• 装饰 (Zhu ā ng sh ì) - Decorate, decorations
• 圣诞 (Sheng d à n) - christmas
• 结婚 (ji é h ū n) - Get married
• 嫁 (ji à) - Marry to(use on female)

  • 用法：姐姐嫁到国外，姐姐嫁出去了， 姐姐嫁给了她的男朋友
• 视讯 (sh ì x ù n) - Video call
• 沉默寡言 (Ch é n m ò gu ǎ y á n) - A person with few words

  • 话少
• 副 (f ù) - Measurement word

  • 用法：一副眼镜， 一副令人讨厌的样子
• 酷 (k ù) - cool
• 承诺 (Ch é ng nu ò) - promise
• 围炉 (W é i l ú) - Whole family sitting around table having steamboat
• 蒸腾 (Zh ē ng t é ng) - Steam rising ， steaming hot
• 叽叽喳喳 (J ī ji zh ā zh ā) - Chitter-chatter
• 悦耳 (yu è ě r) - Melodious, pleasing to the ears
• 红枣 (H ó ng z ǎ o) - Red dates
• 儿媳妇 (É r x í fu) - Daughter-in-law
• 莫名其妙 (m ò m í ng q í mi à o) - Baffled, felt ridiculous
• 疑惑 (y í hu ò) - Confused, puzzled, in doubt
• 用法：遭受挫折，面对挫折
• 小人物的心声 - Voice of the little people
• 新谣 Xīn yáo - Singapore self-composed Mandarin songs in the 1970s-1980s (Singapore ballads)
• Some examples: 《小人物的心声》，《细水长流》，《新加坡派》，《你的倒影》，《邂逅》
• 芝麻 Zhī ma - Sesame
• 奉献 Fèng xiàn - Devote, dedicate