Say Happy New Year in Chinese and Origin of New Year's Day

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Highlights in This Issue 1.Culture---Origin of 元旦(yuándàn) New Year's Day 2. Chinese Mini-Test---汉语迷你测试 hànyǔ mínǐ cèshì Chinese Mini-Test 3. Chinese Song for Kids---新年好 Xīnniánhǎo Happy New Year                                     4. Business---Chinese Worker Selected as Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" Typical Students Profiles       Quote of the Week      Link to A Funny Video  Culture   Origin of 元旦(yuándàn) New Year's Day     "元旦(yuándàn) New Year's Day" has a three thousand-year history in China. In ancient times, "元旦 (yuándàn)" was    the "农历(nónɡlì) lunar calendar" new year---today's "春节(chūnjié) Spring Festival." Since the founding of the new    China, with the aim of distinguishing the "农历(nónglì) lunar calendar" and the "阳历(yánglì) Gregorian calendar," the    lunar new year was renamed as "春节(chūnjié) Spring Festival" and Gregorian January 1 was named "元旦                   (yuándàn)New Year' Day"...(See Full Article)   生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary:  农历(nónglì): n  lunar calendar           阳历(yánglì): n Gregorian calendar         春节(chūnjié): n Spring Festival         More Vocabulary       Still have any questions?Take a Free 1-on-1 live online lesson with our professional teachers from China. More Newsletters

Chinese Mini-Test

汉语迷你测试(hànyǔ mínǐ cèshì) Chinese Mini-Test    Beginner Level 初级 chūjí

The first day of a year is called New Year's Day in English. Do you know how to say New Year's Day in Chinese?   A. 春节(chūnjié)   B. 元旦(yuándàn)   C. 中秋(zhōngqiū)   D. 元宵(yuánxiāo) Intermediate Level 中级 zhōngjí "On the New Year's Day, all are filled with joy upon reunion of the family." What are the Chinese characters for "reunion?"   A. 团圆(tuányuán)   B. 团结(tuánjié)    C. 圆满(yuánmǎn)    D. 集团(jítuán) Advanced Level 高级 gāojí "虎年大吉good luck in the year of the tiger," the year 2010 is coming up and many are preparing for the New Year's celebrations. What is the Chinese pinyin for "虎年大吉 good luck in the year of the tiger?"   A. Cáiyuánguǎngjìn   B. Xīnniánkuàilè   C. Hǔniándàjí   D. Xīnxiǎngshìchéng

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Chinese Song for Kids

新年好(Xīnniánhǎo)  Happy New Year

Happy New Year is a children's song for New Year, and most Chinese kids are familiar with it.  新年好呀新年好呀！  Xīnnián hǎo ya xīnnián hǎo ya!  Happy New Year! Happy New Year! 祝贺大家新年好。     Zhùhè dàjiā xīnnián hǎo. Happy New Year to you all! 我们唱歌我们跳舞。    Wǒmen chànggē, wǒmen tiàowǔ. We are singing. We are dancing. 祝贺大家新年好！     Zhùhè dàjiā xīnnián hǎo! Happy New Year to you all...(See Full Article)  生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary:      唱歌(chànggē): v to sing     跳舞(tiàowǔ): v to dance    我们(wǒmen): pron we    More Vocabulary

Still have any questions?Take a Free 1-on-1 live online lesson with our professional teachers from China. More Newsletters   Business   中国工人入选时代周刊(Zhōngguó gōngrén rùxuǎn shídài zhōukān)     Chinese Worker Selected as Time Magazine's "Person of the Year"    On Dec.16, 2009, "the Chinese worker" ended up ranking second in the selection of Time magazine's prestigious "Person of the Year 2009". They were the only group selected. Time magazine commented: "Chinese workers are '勤奋(qínfèn) diligent' '努力(nǔlì) hardworking' and '勇敢(yónggǎn) brave.' they may not actually understand how important they are to the '稳定(wěndìng) stability' and '发展(fāzhǎn) development' of China's economy, but they are the ones who lead the world to economic '恢复(huīfù) recovery'...(See Full Article)   生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary:    勤奋(qínfèn): adj diligent       努力(nǔlì): adj hardworking     勇敢(yónggǎn): adj brave   More Vocabulary    Still have any questions?Take a Free 1-on-1 live online lesson wth our professional teachers from China.                                                                                                                                                                                 More Newsletters

Typical Students Profiles at eChineseLearning: the leader of IBM Shanghai branch, a famous singer from Canada, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to China, a host from Canada radio station... (Read More) Referral Program: Get one-month FREE Chinese lessons for EACH student you refer! Link to A Funny Video: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/tAWNH9T3H8U/ Quote of the Week: 房子价格太高，老婆要求太高，两者我都追不上! 无房的我，不想被剥夺结婚的权利！ Fángzi jiàgé tàigāo, lǎopo yāoqiú tàigāo, liǎngzhě wǒ dōu zhuī búshàng! wú fáng de  wǒ, bùxiǎng bèi bōduó jiéhūn de quánlì! The price of houses is too high. My wife asks for too much. I can't satisfy them both! I have no house, but I don't want to be deprived of the right of marriage. --- From a white-collar worker who set a tent in the subway in Shanghai and sought for a life partner.

P.S.: All staff members at eChineseLearning wish you a Happy New Year! We also hope you will enjoy this New Year's Day Special Issue. If you have any questions related to this issue, please let us know. We are glad to help. And if you have any suggestions on this issue and future ones, please feel free to contact me at Jennif...@eChineseLearning.com. -Jennifer

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