红包 Chinese red envelopes
Traditionally, Chinese people give red envelopes filled with money, known as hongbao, to friends and relatives during Chinese New Year celebrations. Talk about giving & receiving red envelopes Dialogue: A: 小时候每到过年我都特别开心! xiǎo shí hou měi dào guò nián wǒ dōu tè bié kāi xīn! hā hā, xiàn zài zhǎng dà le, lún dào wǒ men fā hóng bāo le! Haha, we've grown up now, so it's our turn to send the red envelopes! Words & Expressions: 【小时候】xiǎo shí hou: childhood 【每】měi: every, each 【过年】guò nián: celebrate the Chinese New Year 【特别】tè bié: special 【开心】kāi xīn: happy 【长辈】zhǎng bèi: elder, senior 【压岁钱】yā suì qián: money given to children as a lunar new year gift 【现在】xiàn zài: now 【抢】qiǎng: grab 【红包】hóng bāo: red envelope 【长大】zhǎng dà: grow up 【轮到】lún dào: one's turn 【发】fā: send 来源:China Plus 编辑:万月英







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