过年礼物

過年禮物
guòniánlǐwù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Chinese New Year gift
  2. 2 Spring Festival gift

Examples

Tā mǎile hěnduō guòniánlǐwù dài huí lǎojiā.
He bought lots of New Year gifts to take back home.
Guòniánlǐwù yìbān chéng shuāng chéng duì.
New Year gifts are usually given in pairs.

Tips

culture
Classic 过年礼物: (two bottles of liquor), (two cartons of cigarettes), (fruit baskets — especially oranges and apples, homophones for 'luck' and 'peace'), cured-meat hampers, and red-packaged tea. Even numbers are essential; 4 is avoided because sounds like ('death').

Stroke Order

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