你知道“春节”吗?
nǐ zhī dào “ chūn jié ” ma ?
Do you know about the "Spring Festival"?
春节是中国的新年。
chūn jié shì zhōng guó de xīn nián 。
The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year.
春是“春天”,节是“节日”。
chūn shì “ chūn tiān ”, jié shì “ jié rì ”。
"chun" means "spring season," and "jie" means "holiday."
你知道春节是什么时候吗?
měi yī nián dōu bù yī yàng , yīn wèi wǒ men yòng nóng lì 。
It varies every year because we use the lunar calendar.
每一年都不一样,因为我们用农历。
nóng lì , jiǎn dān de shuō shì nóng yè de rì lì 。
The lunar calendar is simply an agricultural calendar.
农历,简单地说是农业的日历。
chūn jié shì nóng lì xīn nián de dì yī tiān 。
The Spring Festival is the first day of the lunar new year.
春节是农历新年的第一天。
èr líng èr wǔ nián de chūn jié shì yī yuè èrshíjiǔ hào 。
In 2025, the Spring Festival is on January 29th.
2025年的春节是1月29号。
nǐ zhī dào shí èr shēng xiào ma ?
Do you know about the Chinese zodiac?
你知道十二生肖吗?
měi yī nián yǒu yī zhī dòng wù 。
Each year is represented by an animal.
每一年有一只动物。
xiàn zài hái shì lóng nián , mǎ shàng jiù shì shé nián le 。
It is still the Year of the Dragon, but soon it will be the Year of the Snake.
现在还是龙年,马上就是蛇年了。
rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng , nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。
If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake.
如果你在蛇年出生,你的生肖就是蛇。
rú guǒ nǐ zài shé nián chū shēng , nǐ de shēng xiào jiù shì shé 。
If you were born in the Year of the Snake, your zodiac sign is the Snake.
你可以告诉别人:“我属蛇。”
nǐ kě yǐ gào sù bié rén :“ wǒ shǔ shé 。”
You can tell others: "My zodiac sign is Snake."
春节的时候中国人做什么呢?
chūn jié de shí hòu zhōng guó rén zuò shén me ne ?
What do Chinese people do during the Spring Festival?
春节一般有一个星期的假期。
chūn jié yī bān yǒu yī gè xīng qī de jià qī 。
The Spring Festival usually has a one-week holiday.
很多人回老家和家人一起过春节。
hěn duō rén huí lǎo jiā hé jiā rén yī qǐ guò chūn jié 。
Many people return to their hometowns to celebrate the Spring Festival with their families.
(Full transcript please check on Youtube Daily Chinese With Yuli )