压岁钱 yāsuìqián

1. Money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 压岁钱, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

压岁钱 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 压岁钱 mean in English?

压岁钱 is pronounced yāsuìqián and means Money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve †.

How do you pronounce 压岁钱?

压岁钱 is yāsuìqián in pinyin — written yasuiqian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 压岁钱?

压岁钱 is written with 3 characters: 压 (yā / yà) Press down (control - suppress - put off - bet - pressure); At all, 岁 (suì) Years old, 钱 (qián) Money. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 压岁钱 written in traditional Chinese?

壓歲錢. The simplified form 压岁钱 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 壓歲錢 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yāsuìqián.

Is 压岁钱 an HSK word?

Yes — 压岁钱 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.