Hanzi

春

spring (season)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/lust/life

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

chūn, chǔn

Bopomofo

ㄔㄨㄣ, ㄔㄨㄣˇ

Jyutping

ceon1

Example sentences

新春 xīnchūn
新春期間，街上掛滿紅燈籠。
新春期间，街上挂满红灯笼。

During the New Year season, red lanterns hang all along the street.

賀 / 贺 hè
公司寄卡片賀新春，讓客戶感到溫暖。
公司寄卡片贺新春，让客户感到温暖。

The company sent cards to celebrate the New Year, making customers feel warmly appreciated.

春 chūn
春回大地，萬物復甦。
春回大地，万物复苏。

Spring returns to the earth, and all things are revived.

大地 dàdì
春回大地，萬物復甦，到處是一片生機勃勃的景象。
春回大地，万物复苏，到处是一片生机勃勃的景象。

Spring returns to the earth, all things revive, and everywhere is a scene of vitality.

春節 / 春节 chūnjié
春節是中國最重要的傳統節日。
春节是中国最重要的传统节日。

Spring Festival is China's most important traditional holiday.

海外 hǎiwài
許多海外華人都很重視春節。
许多海外华人都很重视春节。

Many overseas Chinese attach great importance to the Spring Festival.

春運 / 春运 chūnyùn
春運期間，火車站到處都是返鄉的旅客。
春运期间，火车站到处都是返乡的旅客。

During the Lunar New Year travel rush, the train station was full of travelers returning home.

青春 qīngchūn
青春是人生中最美好的時光。
青春是人生中最美好的时光。

Youth is the most beautiful time in life.

獻 / 献 xiàn
他把青春獻給了教育。
他把青春献给了教育。

He dedicated his youth to education.

春天 chūntiān
春天是萬物復甦的季節。
春天是万物复苏的季节。

Spring is the season when all things come back to life.

Example Vocabulary

新春

xin1'chun1

early spring; Lunar New Year season

春

chun1

spring; vitality

春節

chun1'jie2

Spring Festival; Lunar New Year

春運

chun1'yun4

Lunar New Year travel rush

青春

qing1'chun1

youth

春光

chun1'guang1

春天

chun1'tian1

spring (season)

春季

chun1'ji4

spring; spring season

春秋

chun1'qiu1

spring and autumn; years; age; the Spring and Autumn Period

春聯

chun1'lian2

Spring Festival couplets

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