HSK 6 vocabulary › 压岁钱
压岁钱
压岁钱 in English: money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
yā suì qián
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
How to pronounce 压岁钱
yā suì qián (without tone marks: ya sui qian). yā is a first (high, level) tone; suì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; qián is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 压岁钱
压 yā
to press; to push down; to keep under (control)
to press; to push down; to keep under (control)
岁 suì
years old; classifier for years (of age); year
years old; classifier for years (of age); year
钱 qián
coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
Related words
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age); year | HSK 1 |
| 钱 | qián | money | HSK 1 |
| 压力 | yā lì | pressure | HSK 4 |
| 零钱 | líng qián | change (of money); small change | HSK 4 |
| 气压 | qì yā | atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure | HSK 6 |
| 血压 | xuè yā | blood pressure | HSK 6 |
| 压迫 | yā pò | to oppress; to repress | HSK 6 |
| 压缩 | yā suō | to compress; compression | HSK 6 |
| 压抑 | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive | HSK 6 |
| 压榨 | yā zhà | to press; to squeeze | HSK 6 |