压岁钱

壓歲錢

yāsuìqián

noun HSK 5 #46,974

Measure Word

一笔压岁钱 bǐ

Meanings

1 lucky money given to children at Lunar New Year

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

奶奶给每个孙子都准备了压岁钱。

Nǎinai gěi měi gè sūnzi dōu zhǔnbèi le yāsuìqián.

Grandma prepared lucky money for each of the grandchildren.

HSK 5

过年孩子们最期待的就是压岁钱。

Guònián háizimen zuì qīdài de jiùshì yāsuìqián.

At New Year, what kids look forward to most is lucky money.

HSK 7-9

现在很多人用微信发压岁钱。

Xiànzài hěnduō rén yòng Wēixìn fā yāsuìqián.

These days a lot of people send lucky money through WeChat.

Tips

culture

Traditionally wrapped in red envelopes (红包), 压岁钱 is given by elders to children on New Year's Eve. The 岁 is a pun on 祟 (evil spirit) - the money is said to 'press down' bad luck for the year.

Stroke Order

压 yā

岁 suì

钱 qián