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[Chinese flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards) · 30 cards

# Chinese New Year flashcards

The New Year words a class learns first, as cards to print or turn over and hear here. Change the words in the box to make your own.

竹笋zhúsǔnbamboo shoot

Words

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1. 春节 chūn jié Spring Festival; Chinese New Year
2. 新年 xīn nián New Year
3. 过年 guò nián to celebrate the New Year (especially Spring Festival)
4. 除夕 chú xī Lunar New Year’s Eve
5. 年夜饭 nián yè fàn New Year's Eve dinner
6. 饺子 jiǎo zi dumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)
7. 鱼 yú fish
8. 年糕 nián gāo New Year rice cake
9. 汤圆 tāng yuán sweet rice balls in soup
10. 橘子 jú zi tangerine; mandarin orange
11. 春联 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet
12. 福 fú good fortune; blessing
13. 灯笼 dēng long lantern
14. 窗花 chuāng huā paper window decoration
15. 剪纸 jiǎn zhǐ paper-cut; paper cutting (folk art)
16. 鞭炮 biān pào firecracker; string of firecrackers
17. 烟花 yān huā fireworks
18. 红包 hóng bāo red envelope (gift of money)
19. 压岁钱 yā suì qián money given to children at Chinese New Year
20. 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call; to wish a happy New Year
21. 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ- fā cái may you prosper (a New Year wish)
22. 新年快乐 xīn nián- kuài lè Happy New Year
23. 守岁 shǒu suì to stay up on New Year's Eve
24. 舞狮 wǔ shī lion dance
25. 舞龙 wǔ lóng dragon dance
26. 庙会 miào huì temple fair
27. 团圆 tuán yuán to be reunited; reunion
28. 春晚 chūn wǎn Spring Festival Gala (on TV)
29. 元宵节 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival
30. 羊 yáng goat, the animal of 2027

HSK 1 · Now read them in a real story

## 十两饺子 How to order dumplings in Chinese

莎拉来中国的第三天，她想一个人去吃饺子。

饭馆很小，人很多。

莎拉坐下说：“我要饺子！”

老板问：“几两？”

[Keep reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-dumplings-in-chinese#library-word-57-65)

## How to print them

**Print** opens your browser’s print window; choose your printer, or **Save as PDF** to print later or send to a class. **Two-sided** puts a page of fronts, then their backs: print on both sides, flipping on the long edge, and each back lands behind its front. No two-sided printer? Choose **Fold**: each card’s back is under its front, upside down, to fold in half. Cards are 62 mm (about 2½ inches) and fit A4 and US Letter.

## On screen

Tap a card to turn it over to its pinyin and meaning, and the speaker to hear it said by a native speaker, or your device’s voice when we have no recording. Press again to hear it slower.

## Which words

Each HSK level is its words first taught at that level on the 2025 syllabus. **My words** takes up to 300 words you type or paste, split by spaces, commas or new lines; a word we have no page for is named and left out.

## Share a deck

The address keeps your level or words and the print style, so copy it to send the same cards to a class. / jumps to the box.

## More free tools

- [Character worksheet maker](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-character-worksheet)
- [HSK word lists](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-levels)
- [HSK practice tests](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-1-practice-test)
- [Vocabulary list from a text](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary-list)
- [Free teaching resources](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers)

Words and levels from the HSK 2025 syllabus; meanings from our own dictionary.