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过年

guònián

to celebrate Chinese New Year

A family celebrating around a table
Memory picture

Characters in this word

过 guò

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

年 nián

Strokes
6
Radical
干 — arid, dry
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我们回家过年。 Wǒmen huí jiā guònián. We go home for Chinese New Year.
  • 过年很热闹。 Guònián hěn rènao. Chinese New Year is very lively.
  • 你在哪儿过年? Nǐ zài nǎr guònián? Where do you celebrate Chinese New Year?

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