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新年快乐
xīn nián kuài lè
Pinyin
Definition
新年快乐
-
xīn nián kuài lè
Happy New Year!
Character Decomposition
新
立
十
小
斤
年
丿
一
十
㇗
丨
快
忄
丨
人
乐
㇒
㇗
小
Related Words
(20)
今年
jīn nián
1
this year
年
Nián
1
surname Nian
快
kuài
1
rapid
2
quick
3
speed
4
rate
5
soon
6
almost
7
to make haste
8
clever
9
sharp (of knives or wits)
10
forthright
11
plainspoken
12
gratified
13
pleased
14
pleasant
快乐
kuài lè
1
happy
2
merry
拜年
bài nián
1
to pay a New Year call
2
to wish sb a Happy New Year
新
Xīn
1
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
2
surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
1
newly added
2
additional
3
to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
1
New Year
2
CL:個|个[gè]
更新
gēng xīn
1
to replace the old with new
2
to renew
3
to renovate
4
to upgrade
5
to update
6
to regenerate
过年
guò nián
1
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
龙年
lóng nián
1
Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
中年
zhōng nián
1
middle age
来年
lái nián
1
next year
2
the coming year
尽快
jǐn kuài
1
as quickly as possible
2
as soon as possible
3
with all speed
兔年
tù nián
1
Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
全新
quán xīn
1
all new
2
completely new
刷新
shuā xīn
1
to renovate
2
to refurbish
3
to refresh (computer window)
4
to write a new page (in history)
5
to break (a record)
创新
chuàng xīn
1
innovation
2
to bring forth new ideas
3
to blaze new trails
加快
jiā kuài
1
to accelerate
2
to speed up
去年
qù nián
1
last year
Idioms
(20)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
1
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2
early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
1
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
1
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
2
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
1
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
1
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
1
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
1
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
2
prosperity
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
1
fleeting years (idiom)
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
1
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
1
joy of first experience (idiom)
2
the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
1
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
1
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
1
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
2
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
1
everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
2
to replace the old with new
3
to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
1
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
1
outspoken and frank (idiom)
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
1
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
大快朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí
1
to gorge oneself
2
to eat heartily (idiom)
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
1
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
1
reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
2
absence makes the heart grow fonder
Sample Sentences
祝大家新年快乐。
zhù dàjiā xīnniánkuàilè 。
Wish everyone a happy new year.
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Pre Intermediate
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请这位幸运得主上台!谢谢赵董!谢谢!新年快乐!
qǐng zhè wèi xìngyùn dezhǔ shàngtái !xièxie zhào dǒng !xièxie !xīnniánkuàilè !
Let's invite the lucky winner on stage. Thank you Chairman Zhao! Thanks! Happy New Year !
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Intermediate
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