How to say “New Year money for children” in Chinese
New Year money for children
“New Year money for children” in Chinese is 压岁钱, yā suì qián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
压岁钱 is read yā suì qián: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 钅 “metal”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “压岁钱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 压岁钱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 压岁钱一般放在红包里yāsuìqiányìbānfàngzàihóngbāoli“New Year money” is usually put in a red envelope.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “New Year money for children” in Chinese?
“New Year money for children” in Chinese is 压岁钱, pinyin yāsuìqián.
What does 压岁钱 mean?
压岁钱 (yāsuìqián) means “New Year money for children”.
How do you write 压岁钱?
压岁钱 is 3 characters: 压 (yā) — press, push down; 岁 (suì) — year of age; 钱 (qián) — money. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 压岁钱?
压岁钱 is read yāsuìqián. Tones: yā — first tone, suì — fourth tone, qián — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“New Year money for children” in the lesson “New Year's Eve”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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