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习俗

xí sú · xi su

Traditional 習俗

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. custom
  2. tradition
  3. local tradition
  4. convention
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The upside-down 福

  1. Leon

    为什么(wèishénme)这个(zhège)福字(fúzì)是(shì)倒着(dàozhe)贴(tiē)的(de)？

    Why is this fortune character pasted upside down?

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)春节(chūnjié)的(de)习俗(xísú)，意思(yìsi)是(shì)福(fú)到了(dàole)。

    It's a Spring Festival custom. It means fortune has arrived.

  3. Leon

    有意思(yǒuyìsi)！还有(háiyǒu)别的(biéde)春节(chūnjié)习俗(xísú)吗(ma)？

    Interesting! Are there other Spring Festival customs?

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)，发(fā)红包(hóngbāo)，看(kàn)春晚(chūnwǎn)。

    Yes: eating dumplings, giving red envelopes, watching the Gala.

  5. Dengdeng

    我家(wǒjiā)的(de)福字(fúzì)也(yě)是(shì)倒(dào)的(de)，不过(bùguò)那(nà)不是(bùshì)习俗(xísú)，是(shì)我(wǒ)贴错了(tiēcuòle)。

    My fortune character is upside down too, but that's not a custom. I pasted it wrong.

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2 examples
01

国(guó)家(jiā)不(bù)同(tóng)，习(xí)俗(sú)各(gè)异(yì)。

Social customs vary from country to country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

春(chūn)节(jié)贴(tiē)春(chūn)联(lián)是(shì)中(zhōng)国(guó)的(de)传(chuán)统(tǒng)习(xí)俗(sú)。

Putting up Spring Festival couplets is a traditional Chinese custom.

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