贺岁 (賀歲)
hè suì
Pinyin

Definition

贺岁 (賀歲)
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hè suì
  1. to extend New Year's greetings
  2. to pay a New Year's visit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

岁
suì
  1. 1 classifier for years (of age)
  2. 2 year
  3. 3 year (of crop harvests)
岁月
suì yuè
  1. 1 years
  2. 2 time
压岁钱
yā suì qián
  1. 1 money given to children as new year present
守岁
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
恭贺
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes

Idioms (6)

恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
岁不我与
suì bù wǒ yǔ
  1. 1 Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
岁月如梭
suì yuè rú suō
  1. 1 time flies (idiom)
岁月流逝
suì yuè liú shì
  1. 1 as time goes by (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有不少“贺岁档”影片呢，豆瓣上评价都不错。
yǒu bùshǎo “hèsuìdàng ”yǐngpiàn ne ，dòubàn shàng píngjià dōu bùcuò 。
There are a lot of seasonal films, the reviews on Douban are all quite good.
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我的口味比较大众化，喜欢浪漫喜剧和动作片。好莱坞这类电影都拍得不错。国内导演，我最喜欢冯小刚，每年最期待他的贺岁喜剧。
wǒ de kǒuwèi bǐjiào dàzhònghuà ，xǐhuan làngmàn xǐjù hé dòngzuòpiàn 。Hǎoláiwù zhèlèi diànyǐng dōu pāi de búcuò 。guónèi dǎoyǎn ，wǒ zuì xǐhuan Féng Xiǎogāng ，měinián zuì qīdài tā de hèsuì xǐjù 。
My style is more mainstream. I like romantic comedies and action films. Hollywood-style films are all pretty good. Feng Xiaogang is my favorite Chinese director. Every year I look forward to his ``New Year Comedy".
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