春联 (春聯)
chūn lián
Pinyin

Definition

春联 (春聯)
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chūn lián
  1. Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新春
xīn chūn
  1. 1 the beginning of Spring
  2. 2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
春晚
Chūn Wǎn
  1. 1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
青春
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
小春
xiǎo chūn
  1. 1 10th month of the lunar calendar
  2. 2 Indian summer
  3. 3 crops sown in late autumn

Idioms (16)

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
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

Sample Sentences

写春联
xiě chūnlián
to write chun lian
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春联
chūnlián
Spring Festival Couplets
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贴春联的时候，最后一个字是第一声或第二声的，贴在左边；最后一个字是第三声或第四声的，贴在右边。右边的是“上联”，左边的是“下联”，先唸上联，再唸下联，最后唸上面那条横幅。
tiē chūnlián de shíhou ，zuìhòu yī gè zì shì dì yī shēng huò dì èrshēng de ，tiē zài zuǒbiān ；zuìhòu yī gè zì shì dì sānshēng huò dì sìshēng de ，tiē zài yòubiān 。yòubiān de shì “shànglián ”，zuǒbiān de shì “xiàlián ”，xiān niàn shànglián ，zài niàn xiàlián ，zuìhòu niàn shàngmian nàtiáo héngfú 。
When you are sticking up your spring couplets, if you find that the last character ends in a first or second tone, this should be stuck on the left hand side. If the last character is a third or forth tone, it should be stuck on the right side. The one on the right is the "shang lian - the top line". The one on the left hand side is the "xia lian - the bottom line". You read it from 'top to bottom'. Then you read the one that goes across horizontally.
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春联
chūnlián
Spring Festival Couplets
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贴呷呷就是春联啊，年画什么的。
tiē gāga jiùshì chūnlián ā ，niánhuà shénme de 。
Sticking up xia xias means sticking up couplets or paintings for the New Year.
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