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To celebrate the Chinese New Year in Chinese: 过年 (guò nián)

guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 過年1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to celebrate the Chinese New Year

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年

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ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

过年

Simplified

過年

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 过年的时候全家人都回来了。

    guò nián de shí hòu quán jiā rén dōu huí lái le。

    During New Year the whole family came back.

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Related words

年

nián

year

过

guò

to cross

去年

qù nián

last year

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

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