新春
xīnchūn
the Spring Festival; early spring
Characters in this word
春 chūn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新春将至，地方政府借文化活动恢复消费信心。 Xīnchūn jiāng zhì, dìfāng zhèngfǔ jiè wénhuà huódòng huīfù xiāofèi xìnxīn. As the Spring Festival approaches, the local government is using cultural activities to restore consumer confidence.
- 新春佳节，家家户户贴春联、包饺子。 Xīnchūn jiājié, jiājiā hùhù tiē chūnlián, bāo jiǎozi. During the New Year festival, every household puts up spring couplets and makes dumplings.
- 我们打算新春期间回老家看望父母。 Wǒmen dǎsuàn xīnchūn qījiān huí lǎojiā kànwàng fùmǔ. We plan to visit our parents back home during the New Year holidays.