年货 (年貨)
nián huò
Pinyin

Definition

年货 (年貨)
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nián huò
  1. merchandise sold for Chinese New Year

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今年
jīn nián
  1. 1 this year
年
Nián
  1. 1 surname Nian
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 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. 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. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 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. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

Sample Sentences

办年货、买年货
bàn niánhuò 、mǎi niánhuò
to prepare and shop for Chinese New Year, to buy Chinese New Year goods.
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年货大街
niánhuò dàjiē
Chinese New Year merchandise street
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对。办年货，这也是非常重要的一个新年的准备工作。好，那么，二十七是......
duì 。bàn niánhuò ，zhè yě shì fēicháng zhòngyào de yī ge xīnnián de zhǔnbèi gōngzuò 。hǎo ，nàme ，èrshí qī shì ......
Right. Getting all your supplies for the New Year celebrations. This is an extremely important part of getting ready for the New Year. OK, now, twenty-seven is...
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是啊，年货没办，礼物也没买，最主要的是我还在纠结回哪里过年好。
shì a ，niánhuò méi bàn ，lǐwù yě méi mǎi ，zuì zhǔyào de shì wǒ hái zài jiūjié huí nǎli guònián hǎo 。
Didn't get the shopping done, plus I didn't buy presents, and the main thing I'm agonizing over is where we should spend the New Year.
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你发愁什么？年货没办好？
nǐ fāchóu shénme ？niánhuò méi bàn hǎo ？
Anxious about what? You didn't get your New Year shopping done?
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我办年货，买新衣服，全靠年终奖了。
wǒ bàn niánhuò ，mǎi xīn yīfu ，quán kào niánzhōngjiǎng le 。
My New Year's shopping, buying new clothes, all of that is dependent upon my end of the year bonus.
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