爆竹声中一岁除

爆竹聲中一歲除

bàozhúshēngzhōngyísuìchú

phrase

Meanings

1 amid firecracker sounds, another year passes
2 evokes the Lunar New Year
3 opening line of Wang Anshi's poem 'New Year's Day'

Characters

to pass, remove

Examples

爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。

Bàozhú shēng zhōng yī suì chú, chūnfēng sòng nuǎn rù túsū.

Amid firecrackers another year departs; the spring wind carries warmth into tusu wine.

每到大年三十，我都会想起"爆竹声中一岁除"。

Měi dào dà nián sānshí, wǒ dōu huì xiǎngqǐ 'bàozhú shēng zhōng yī suì chú'.

Every Lunar New Year's Eve I think of 'another year passes amid firecrackers.'

Tips

Stroke Order

爆 bào

竹 zhú

声 shēng

中 zhōng

一 yī

岁 suì

除 chú