{"id":16241,"date":"2019-11-07T10:19:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/teaching-examination\/lesson-022-happy-spring-festival-2\/"},"modified":"2019-11-07T10:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:19:13","slug":"lesson-022-happy-spring-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/lesson-022-happy-spring-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 022 Happy Spring Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  \t<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/res.hjfile.cn\/pt\/vendor\/hjplayer.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>HJPlayer.init(\"hjptype=song&player=1&son=https:\/\/f1.w.hjfile.cn\/file\/201107\/lesson022.MP3&autoplay=no&caption=false&lrc=&autoreplay=1&bgcolor=FFFFFF&width=200&height=20\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>  \tYajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. It&rsquo;s nice to be here again. Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I&rsquo;m Yajie.<br \/>  \tCam: Hi, I&rsquo;m Cam. \u65e9\u4e0a\u597d z\u01ceoshang h\u01ceo, yajie.<br \/>  \tYajie: \u65e9\u4e0a\u597d\uff01Last time we learned how to congratulate someone when he or she is celebrating a birthday. Cam, do you still remember how to say it in Chinese?<br \/>  \tCam: Yes, it&rsquo;s\u795d\u4f60\u751f\u65e5\u5feb\u4e50\uff01Happy Birthday!<br \/>  \tYajie: Well, today we&rsquo;ll learn some new expressions used during the Spring Festival, which is considered to be the most important festival in China. First let&rsquo;s check our key words of the day!<\/p>\n<p>  \t<strong>************Key words of the day<\/strong><br \/>  \tToday we&rsquo;ll expressions of congratulating someone during the Spring Festival. \u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\/ \u795d\u4f60\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f\uff01\uff0f\u795d\u4f60\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f\uff01\uff0f\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22! All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio.<br \/>  \t************<\/p>\n<p>  \tCam: Ok first, how do you say Spring Festival in Chinese?<br \/>  \tYajie: It&rsquo;s \u6625\u8282 (Ch\u016bn Ji&eacute;).<br \/>  \tCam: \u6625\u8282 (Ch\u016bn Ji&eacute;).<br \/>  \tYajie: Yes. \u6625 means the spring. \u6625, the first tone. And \u8282 means festival. \u8282 , j-i-e, the second tone. Actually people celebrate it at the beginning of spring. Together\u6625\u8282 is the Spring Festival.<br \/>  \tCam: \u6625\u8282 (Ch\u016bn Ji&eacute;). Then can I say\u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50(zh&ugrave; n\u01d0 ch\u016bnji&eacute; ku&agrave;il&egrave;)\uff01to greet Chinese people during the Spring Festival?<br \/>  \tYajie: Yes, you can. Like\u795d\u4f60\u751f\u65e5\u5feb\u4e50!, you can say\u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\uff01to those who are celebrating the Spring Festival.<br \/>  \tCam: Ok. \u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50(zh&ugrave; n\u01d0 ch\u016bnji&eacute; ku&agrave;il&egrave;)\uff01<br \/>  \tYajie: As we mentioned last time\u795d\u4f60 is used to express good wishes, sometimes with the implication of &ldquo;congratulating in advance&rdquo;. \u795d, z-h-u, zh&ugrave;, the forth tone.<br \/>  \tCam: If someone says \u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50(zh&ugrave; n\u01d0 ch\u016bnji&eacute; ku&agrave;il&egrave;) to me, how should I answer?<br \/>  \tYajie: Well, you could say\u8c22\u8c22\uff01\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50! Thanks. Happy Spring Festival! Or you could say\u8c22\u8c22\uff01\u540c\u4e50\uff0c\u540c\u4e50\uff01\u540c\u4e50 means &ldquo;you too&rdquo;. \u540c means together. \u4e50is short for \u5feb\u4e50, which means happiness!<br \/>  \tCam: \u540c\u4e50\uff0c\u540c\u4e50\uff01It&rsquo;s like during our Christmas holiday.&nbsp; When somebody says Merry Christmas, you can say, &ldquo;you too!&rdquo;&nbsp; But it&rsquo;s interesting that Chinese people say &ldquo;tong le&rdquo; two times.<br \/>  \tYajie: Yes, like we learned before, Chinese people would say nalinali twice. It&rsquo;s just for the emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>  \tYajie: You can also say\u795d\u4f60\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f, I wish happiness for your whole family!<br \/>  \tCam: \u795d\u4f60\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f\uff01(zh&ugrave; n\u01d0 qu&aacute;nji\u0101 x&igrave;ngf&uacute;!)<br \/>  \tYajie: \u5168\u5bb6 means the whole family. \u5168, the whole, q-u-a-n, the second tone. \u5bb6, family, j-i-\u0101, the first tone.<br \/>  \tCam: \u5168\u5bb6(qu&aacute;nji\u0101), the whole family.<br \/>  \tYajie: \u5e78\u798f, happy. \u5e78, x-i-n-g, the fourth tone; \u798f, f-u, the second tone.\u3000<br \/>  \tCam:\u3000Then what&rsquo;s the answer to\u795d\u4f60\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f\uff01(zh&ugrave; n\u01d0 qu&aacute;nji\u0101 x&igrave;ngf&uacute;)?<br \/>  \tYajie: The answer is \u8c22\u8c22\uff01\u4e5f\u795d\u4f60\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f\uff01 Thank you. I also wish your whole family happiness! \u4e5fmeans also.<\/p>\n<p>  \tYajie: Another expression is \u795d\u4f60\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f\uff01It means &ldquo;All the best!&rdquo;&nbsp;<br \/>  \tCam: \u795d\u4f60\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f! (zh&ugrave; n\u01d0 w&agrave;nsh&igrave; r&uacute;y&igrave;!)<br \/>  \tYajie: \u4e07, is actually a number, ten thousand. \u4e07, w-a-n, the fourth tone. \u4e8b means thing. \u4e8b, s-h-i, also the fourth tone. So in Chinese, ten thousand things stand for everything.<br \/>  \tCam: \u4e07\u4e8b(w&agrave;nsh&igrave;)<br \/>  \tYajie: \u5982\u610f means comply with one&rsquo;s wishes.<\/p>\n<p>  \t**********Key words reminder<br \/>  \tToday we&rsquo;ve learned the expressions of congratulating someone during the Spring Festival. \u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50! Happy Spring Festival! \u795d\u4f60\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f, I wish your entire family happiness! \u795d\u4f60\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f\uff01All the best! \u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22I wish you a prosperous new year.<br \/>  \t***********<\/p>\n<p>  \tYajie: there is another popular saying: \u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22,which means I wish you a prosperous new year. Well, the Cantonese way Kong Hei Fatt Choi is even more popular, isn&rsquo;t it?<br \/>  \tCam: yes. Well, the mandarin is now my focus, so let me try this one.\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22\uff01(g\u014dngx\u01d0 f\u0101c&aacute;i!)<br \/>  \tYajie: Well, that wraps up this edition of Chinese Studio. If you keep practicing, you can definitely use it well when next spring festival comes. Well, last but least, it&rsquo;s time for our question of the day: How do you say &ldquo;All the best&rdquo; in Chinese?<br \/>  \tCam: Send us your answers, along with any questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.&nbsp; That&rsquo;s Chinese@crifm.com.&nbsp; Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.<br \/>  \tYajie: Well class is over. \u518d\u89c1!<br \/>  \tCam: \u518d\u89c1!<\/p>\n<p>  \t(Written by Zhao Pingping)<\/p>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-2753015903\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. It&rsquo;s nice to be here again. Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I&rsquo;m Yajie.<br \/>\n  \tCam: Hi, I&rsquo;m Cam. \u65e9\u4e0a\u597d z\u01ceoshang h\u01ceo, yajie.<br \/>\n  \tYajie: \u65e9\u4e0a\u597d\uff01Last time we learned how to congratulate someone when he or she is celebrating a birthday. Cam, do you still remember how to say it in Chinese?<br \/>\n  \tCam: Yes, it&rsquo;s\u795d\u4f60\u751f\u65e5\u5feb\u4e50\uff01Happy Birthday!<br \/>\n  \tYajie: Well, today we&rsquo;ll learn some new expressions used during the Spring Festival, which is considered to be the most important festival in China. 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