压岁钱 yāsuìqián

1. gifts of money given to children during the Spring Festival

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 压岁钱 will read it the same way this page does.

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

What does 压岁钱 mean in English?

压岁钱 is pronounced yāsuìqián and means gifts of money given to children during the Spring Festival.

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.