A photographer in Kaifeng(开封) city of Henan province showcased a series of creative dog images(形象) made by him to celebrate(庆祝) the Start of Spring(立春), the first(第一) of the 24 solar terms(节气) in Chinese lunar calendar(农历), which fell on Sunday. The images are made of tree branches(树枝), ice cubes(冰块) and foodstuff(食物). The artist drew(画) the images to welcome(欢迎) the upcoming Year of the Dog(狗年).

词汇 Words:

[xíng xiàng] 形象 image
[jié qi] 节气 solar term
[nóng lì] 农历 lunar calendar
[shù zhī] 树枝 branch
[bīng kuài] 冰块 ice cube
[shí wù] 食物 foodstuff
[qìng zhù] 庆祝 celebrate
[huān yíng] 欢迎 welcome
[huà] 画 draw
[dì yī] 第一 first

重点词汇 Key word:

萌

    <动词 v.> (of plants)bud; shoot forth; sprout
    E.g. Tā hái chùyú méngyá jiēduàn。
    它还处于萌芽阶段。
    It is still in an embryonic stage.

    <动词 v.> begin; start
    E.g. Tā gùtài fùméng，jīhū yòu xiàng yī nián qián nàyàng duōduō bīrén le。
    他故态复萌,几乎又像一年前那样咄咄逼人了。
    He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.

    <形容词 adj.> adorable; cute
    E.g. Nà xiǎo bǎobèi hǎo méng ā！
    那小宝贝好萌啊!
    That baby is so adorable!