New year's eve in Chinese
New Year's Eve (esp. Lunar New Year's Eve) · HSK 5
除夕
- 除 except
- 夕 dusk
除夕晚上我们全家一起吃饺子。 On New Year's Eve our whole family eats dumplings together.
More words with 除 or 夕
How do you say new year's eve in Chinese?
New year's eve in Chinese is 除夕 (chú xī).
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