yā suì qián
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  • n.money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

    • xī wàng nǐ kě yǐ dé dào hěn duō de zhuāng yǒu yā suì qián de hóng bāo

      希望可以得到压岁钱红包

      Hope you can get many red envelopes with lucky money!

    • kàn nǐ zhè me kāi xīn yī dìng yě shōu le bù shǎo yā suì qián ba

      这么开心一定压岁钱

      You look so happy, I bet you racked upa lot of New Year's money.

    • yā suì qián jù shuō néng dài lái hǎo yùn néng qū mó

      压岁钱据说好运驱魔

      The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters.

Word usage

  • "压岁钱" is often matched with measure word "笔"or"份"or"点".
    • 压岁钱

      one sum of lucky money

    • 压岁钱

      one lucky money

    • 压岁钱

      a little lucky money