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v.stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve
我也要守岁迎新。
I‘ll usher in the New Year.
我和他围炉守岁。
He and I stay up and sit around the stove on lunar New Year's Eve.
在除夕，你守岁吗？
Do you stay up until midnight on New Years Eve?
Word usage
- Separable word"守" and "岁" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
今晚一家人准备好好守个岁。
The family is going to stay up to celebrate the arrival of the New Year tonight.
昨晚守完岁，就睡了。
Last night, I went to sleep after I stayed up for the arrival of the New Year.