Definition & Meaning

Spring Festival couplets (pasted on gateposts or door panels); New Year couplets

Word usage

chūn lián

春 联

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n.Spring Festival couplets (pasted on gateposts or door panels); New Year couplets
- jiā jiā hù hù dōu zài tiē chūn lián
  家家户户都在贴春联。
  Families are putting up Spring Festival couplets.
- chūn jié shí zhōng guó rén xǐ huan tiē chūn lián
  春节时，中国人喜欢贴春联。
  During the Chinese New Year, Chinese people like to put up Spring Festival couplets.
- chūn lián shì yòng hóng zhǐ xiě de
  春联是用红纸写的。
  The Spring Festival couplets are written on red paper.
synonym
duì lián对联 táo fú桃符

Word usage

common measure word
"春联" is often matched with measure word "对"or"副".
- 一对春联
  one pair of couplets on the Spring Festival
- 一副春联
  one pair of couplets on the Spring Festival

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