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新年

xīn nián · xin nian

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HSK 1Measure word: 个 gè

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  1. New Year
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New Year promises

  1. Dengdeng

    新年(xīnnián)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)，你(nǐ)回家(huíjiā)吗(ma)？

    New Year is coming. Are you going home?

  2. Liangliang

    回(huí)，新年(xīnnián)一定(yīdìng)要(yào)和(hé)家人(jiārén)在一起(zàiyīqǐ)。

    Yes. At New Year I must be with my family.

  3. Dengdeng

    新年(xīnnián)你们(nǐmen)家(jiā)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What does your family eat at New Year?

  4. Liangliang

    吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)，还要(háiyào)看(kàn)春晚(chūnwǎn)。

    Dumplings, and we watch the Spring Gala.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)新年(xīnnián)的(de)愿望(yuànwàng)是(shì)少(shǎo)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    My New Year wish is to look at my phone less.

  6. Liangliang

    去年(qùnián)新年(xīnnián)你(nǐ)也(yě)这样(zhèyàng)说(shuō)。

    Last New Year you said the same thing.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)打(dǎ)算(suàn)在(zài)澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)过(guò)新(xīn)年(nián)。

I plan to spend the New Year's holiday in Australia.

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

02

我(wǒ)新(xīn)年(nián)的(de)新(xīn)希(xī)望(wàng)是(shì)更(gèng)努(nǔ)力(lì)地(de)学(xué)习(xí)。

My hope for the new year is to study harder.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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新
xīn

new; newly

年
nián

year

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