1 dozen (loanword)

1 to open

2 to show (a ticket)

3 to turn on

4 to switch on

1 the beginning of Spring

2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day

1 old variant of 春[chūn]

1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]

1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

2 early planning is the key to success

1 to win instant success (idiom)

2 to start off successfully

1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)

2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot

3 to capture them all in one go

1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)

2 spare the rod, spoil the child

1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)