除夕 Meaning & Sentences

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除夕

HSK 5
P
chú xī
I
[tʂʰu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
Z
ㄔㄨˊ ㄒ丨
n.

The meaning of 除夕

eve of the Lunar New Year/Spring Festival

Use 除夕 in a Sentence

在中国，人们把农历十二月三十日这一年中的最后一天叫作除夕，这一天，全家人会一起吃年夜饭，守岁。

zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
zhōnɡ ɡuó
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵ kuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
proper noun
，
rén men
[ʐən³⁵ mən³]
ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
n.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
nónɡ lì
[noŋ³⁵ li⁵¹]
ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄌ丨ˋ
n.
shí èr yuè
[ʂʅ³⁵ ər⁵¹ yɛ⁵¹]
ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ
n.
sɑ̄n shí
[san⁵⁵ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ
num.
rì
[ʐi⁵¹]
ㄖ丨ˋ
m.
zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
niɑ́n
[niɛn³⁵]
ㄋ丨ㄢˊ
m.
zhōnɡ
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
zuì hòu
[tsuei⁵¹ xou⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
yī tiɑ̄n
[i⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
丨 ㄊ丨ㄢ
num.
jiɑ̀o zuò
[tɕiɑu⁵¹ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
chú xī
[tʂʰu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄒ丨
n.
，
zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
yī tiɑ̄n
[i⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
丨 ㄊ丨ㄢ
num.
，
quɑ́n
[tɕʰyan³⁵]
ㄑㄩㄢˊ
adj.
jiɑ̄ rén
[tɕiᴀ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄚ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
yī qǐ
[i⁵⁵ tɕʰi²¹⁴]
丨 ㄑ丨ˇ
adv.
chī
[tʂʰʅ⁵⁵]
ㄔ
v.
niɑ́n yè fɑ̀n
[niɛn³⁵ iɛ⁵¹ fan⁵¹]
ㄋ丨ㄢˊ 丨ㄝˋ ㄈㄢˋ
n.
，
shǒu suì
[ʂou²¹⁴ suei⁵¹]
ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
v.
。
In China, people call the last day of the year on the 30th day of the 12th lunar month as New Year's Eve. On this day, the whole family will have a New Year's Eve dinner to keep the New Year's Eve together.
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但是，人们为什么要把年三十叫作除夕呢？

dɑ̀n shì
[tan⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
，
rén men
[ʐən³⁵ mən³]
ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
n.
wèi shén me
[uei⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ mɤ³]
ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
niɑ́n sɑ̄n shí
[niɛn³⁵ san⁵⁵ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄋ丨ㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ
n.
jiɑ̀o zuò
[tɕiɑu⁵¹ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
chú xī
[tʂʰu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄒ丨
n.
ne
[nɤ]
ㄋㄜ
part.
？
But why do people call New Year's Eve New Year's Eve?
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就这样一代代传下来，形成了除夕夜守岁、放鞭炮的风俗。

jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
zhè yɑ̀nɡ
[tʂɤ⁵¹ iɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ 丨ㄤˋ
pron.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
dɑ̀i
[tai⁵¹]
ㄉㄞˋ
m.
dɑ̀i
[tai⁵¹]
ㄉㄞˋ
num.
chuɑ́n
[tʂʰuan³⁵]
ㄔㄨㄢˊ
v.
xiɑ̀ lɑ́i
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹ lai³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
，
xínɡ chénɡ
[ɕiŋ³⁵ tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
chú
[tʂʰu³⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ
v.
xī yè
[ɕi⁵⁵ iɛ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨 丨ㄝˋ
n.
shǒu suì
[ʂou²¹⁴ suei⁵¹]
ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
v.
、
fɑ̀nɡ
[fɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄈㄤˋ
v.
biɑ̄n pɑ̀o
[piɛn⁵⁵ pʰɑu⁵¹]
ㄅ丨ㄢ ㄆㄠˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
fēnɡ sú
[fəŋ⁵⁵ su³⁵]
ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨˊ
n.
。
In this way, it has been passed down from generation to generation, forming the custom of keeping watch and setting off firecrackers on New Year's Eve.
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夕

HSK 5
P
yī
I
[i⁵⁵]
Z
丨
proper noun

The meaning of 夕

Xi, name of a monster

Use 夕 in a Sentence

但是，人们为什么要把年三十叫作除夕呢？

dɑ̀n shì
[tan⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
，
rén men
[ʐən³⁵ mən³]
ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
n.
wèi shén me
[uei⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ mɤ³]
ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
niɑ́n sɑ̄n shí
[niɛn³⁵ san⁵⁵ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄋ丨ㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ
n.
jiɑ̀o zuò
[tɕiɑu⁵¹ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
chú xī
[tʂʰu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄒ丨
n.
ne
[nɤ]
ㄋㄜ
part.
？
But why do people call New Year's Eve New Year's Eve?
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“夕”吓得什么似的，急忙往外逃。

“
xī
[ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨
n.
”
xiɑ̀
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ
v.
dé
[tɤ³⁵]
ㄉㄜˊ
part.
shén me
[ʂən³⁵ mɤ³]
ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
shì de
[ʂʅ⁵¹ tɤ¹]
ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
part.
，
jí mɑ́nɡ
[tɕi³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵]
ㄐ丨ˊ ㄇㄤˊ
adv.
wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ
prep.
wɑ̀i
[uai⁵¹]
ㄨㄞˋ
n.
tɑ́o
[tʰɑu³⁵]
ㄊㄠˊ
v.
。
"Xi" was frightened, and hurriedly fled.
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除掉“夕”以后，百姓纷纷对七郎表达谢意。

chú diɑ̀o
[tʂʰu³⁵ tiɑu⁵¹]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄉ丨ㄠˋ
v.
“
xī
[ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨
n.
”
yǐ hòu
[i²¹⁴ xou⁵¹]
丨ˇ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
，
bɑ̌i xìnɡ
[pai²¹⁴ ɕiŋ⁵¹]
ㄅㄞˇ ㄒ丨ㄥˋ
n.
fēn fēn
[fən⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵]
ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ
adv.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
qī lɑ́nɡ
[tɕʰi⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵]
ㄑ丨 ㄌㄤˊ
proper noun
biɑ̌o dɑ́
[piɑu²¹⁴ tᴀ³⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄠˇ ㄉㄚˊ
v.
xiè yì
[ɕiɛ⁵¹ i⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄝˋ 丨ˋ
n.
。
After the "Xi" was removed, the people expressed their gratitude to Qilang.
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除非

HSK 5
P
chú fēi
I
[tʂʰu³⁵ fei⁵⁵]
Z
ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ
prep.

The meaning of 除非

表示不计算在内，相当于“除了”。

Use 除非 in a Sentence

这种机器，除非李阳，没人修得好。

zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
zhǒnɡ
[tʂoŋ²¹⁴]
ㄓㄨㄥˇ
m.
jī qì
[tɕi⁵⁵ tɕʰi⁵¹]
ㄐ丨 ㄑ丨ˋ
n.
，
chú fēi
[tʂʰu³⁵ fei⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ
conj.
lǐ yɑ́nɡ
[li²¹⁴ iɑŋ³⁵]
ㄌ丨ˇ 丨ㄤˊ
proper noun
，
méi rén
[mei³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ
pron.
xiū
[ɕiou⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄡ
v.
dé
[tɤ³⁵]
ㄉㄜˊ
part.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
。
This kind of machine, unless Li Yang, no one can repair it well.
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日常工作他从来不过问，除非极特殊的问题。

rì chɑ́nɡ
[ʐi⁵¹ tʂʰɑŋ³⁵]
ㄖ丨ˋ ㄔㄤˊ
adj.
ɡōnɡ zuò
[koŋ⁵⁵ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
cónɡ lɑ́i
[tsʰoŋ³⁵ lai³⁵]
ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
ɡuò wèn
[kuo⁵¹ uən⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˋ
v.
，
chú fēi
[tʂʰu³⁵ fei⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ
conj.
jí
[tɕi³⁵]
ㄐ丨ˊ
adv.
tè shū
[tʰɤ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵]
ㄊㄜˋ ㄕㄨ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
wèn tí
[uən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵]
ㄨㄣˋ ㄊ丨ˊ
n.
。
In his daily work, he never asks, except for very special questions.
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