過年

过年
guoniàn
  1. (colloquial) next year
  2. next year

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Homographs

Examples

过年了。

It's the new year.

Source: Tatoeba

明天就要過年了。

Tomorrow is the start of the new year.

Source: Tatoeba

過年過節時,他總是來慰勞。

He always comes to show his appreciation during the New Year and holidays.

Source: Tatoeba

過年時,小劉的單位给每位員工發一袋麵粉。

For the new year, Liu's company gives every employee a bag of flour.

Source: Tatoeba

在中国,提到过年,许多人想到的都是一家围在一起包饺子。

If you mention New Year in China, the image that many people will think of is a family gathered around wrapping dumplings together.

Source: Tatoeba

过年吃饺子的习俗和中国古代的计时法有关:中国古代把每一天分为十二个时段,每天开始是子时,相当于晚上11点到凌晨1点。

The custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is related to an ancient Chinese method of measuring time; in ancient China, each day was divided into twelve sections: the beginning of each day was called 'first time', which corresponds to the period from 11pm to 1am.

Source: Tatoeba

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