压岁钱
yāsuìqiánTraditional 壓歲錢
money given to children at Chinese New Year
Every meaning
yāsuìqián
- money given to children at Chinese New Year
In the Library
过年时给孩子的钱，现在还叫“压岁钱”。
为什么中国人过年要给红包？ · Why do Chinese people give red envelopes? · HSK 4
Its characters
Words with 压
Words with 岁
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).