年味

niánwèi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year
  2. 2 New Year spirit

Examples

HSK 5
Hěnduō rén juéde xiànzài de niánwèi yuèláiyuè dàn le.
Many people feel the New Year spirit is fading these days.
HSK 6
Jiēshàng guàmǎn le hóng dēnglong, niánwèi hěn nóng.
Red lanterns hang all along the street, and the New Year feeling is in the air.

Tips

culture
年味 comes from things like 春联 on the doors, 鞭炮 at midnight and the 年夜饭. As cities banned firecrackers and families moved far apart, "the New Year spirit has faded" became a stock complaint. The word goes with 浓 "strong" and 淡 "faint".

Stroke Order

年 nián
味 wèi