(lunar) New Year’s Eve (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
除夕 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
出席 chū xí - to attend; to be present (v.) | HSK 5
出息 chū xi - promise; prospects; future (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
除夕是中国农历新年的最后一天。 chúxī shì zhōngguó nónglì xīnnián de zuìhòu yītiān - Chinese New Year's Eve is the last day of the lunar calendar year.
我们家每年除夕都会团聚一起吃团年饭。 wǒmen jiā měinián chúxī dōu huì tuánjù yīqǐ chī tuánnián fàn - Every year on New Year's Eve, our family gathers together to have a reunion dinner.
除夕夜，人们通常会放鞭炮来驱逐恶运。 chúxī yè, rénmen tōngcháng huì fàng biānpào lái qūzhú èyùn - On New Year's Eve, people usually set off firecrackers to drive away bad luck.
除夕晚会是家庭团聚的一个重要传统活动。 chúxī wǎnhuì shì jiātíng tuánjù de yīgè zhòngyào chuántǒng huódòng - The New Year's Eve gala is an important traditional activity for family reunion.
除夕之夜，街上都布置了灯笼和红纸剪纸。 chúxī zhī yè, jiēshàng dōu bùzhìle dēnglong hé hóngzhǐ jiǎnzhǐ - On New Year's Eve, the streets are decorated with lanterns, red paper, and paper-cuttings.
Characters
除 chú - get rid of; eliminate; remove | HSK 6
夕 xī - sunset; evening, night |