贺岁
hè suì
Pinyin

Definition

贺岁
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hè suì
  1. to extend New Year's greetings
  2. to pay a New Year's visit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

岁
suì
  1. 1 classifier for years (of age)
  2. 2 year
  3. 3 year (of crop harvests)
岁月
suì yuè
  1. 1 years
  2. 2 time
压岁钱
yā suì qián
  1. 1 money given to children as new year present
守岁
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
恭贺
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes
岁数
suì shu
  1. 1 age (number of years old)
岁末
suì mò
  1. 1 end of the year
祝贺
zhù hè
  1. 1 to congratulate
  2. 2 congratulations
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
贺
Hè
  1. 1 surname He
贺卡
hè kǎ
  1. 1 greeting card
  2. 2 congratulation card
贺年
hè nián
  1. 1 see 賀歲|贺岁[hè suì]
贺岁
hè suì
  1. 1 to extend New Year's greetings
  2. 2 to pay a New Year's visit
贺礼
hè lǐ
  1. 1 congratulatory gift
贺电
hè diàn
  1. 1 congratulatory telegram
周岁
zhōu suì
  1. 1 one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
今岁
jīn suì
  1. 1 (literary) this year
太岁
Tài suì
  1. 1 Tai Sui, God of the year
  2. 2 archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mù xīng]
  3. 3 nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
实岁
shí suì
  1. 1 method of calculating a person's age in years from birth
  2. 2 see also 虛歲|虚岁[xū suì]
  3. 3 see also 足歲|足岁[zú suì]
年岁
nián suì
  1. 1 years of age
  2. 2 age
几岁
jǐ suì
  1. 1 how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)

Idioms (6)

恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
岁不我与
suì bù wǒ yǔ
  1. 1 Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
岁月如梭
suì yuè rú suō
  1. 1 time flies (idiom)
岁月流逝
suì yuè liú shì
  1. 1 as time goes by (idiom)
燕雀相贺
yàn què xiàng hè
  1. 1 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
  2. 2 congratulations on your new house!

Sample Sentences

有不少“贺岁档”影片呢，豆瓣上评价都不错。
yǒu bùshǎo “hèsuìdàng ”yǐngpiàn ne ，dòubàn shàng píngjià dōu bùcuò 。
There are a lot of seasonal films, the reviews on Douban are all quite good.
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我的口味比较大众化，喜欢浪漫喜剧和动作片。好莱坞这类电影都拍得不错。国内导演，我最喜欢冯小刚，每年最期待他的贺岁喜剧。
wǒ de kǒuwèi bǐjiào dàzhònghuà ，xǐhuan làngmàn xǐjù hé dòngzuòpiàn 。Hǎoláiwù zhèlèi diànyǐng dōu pāi de búcuò 。guónèi dǎoyǎn ，wǒ zuì xǐhuan Féng Xiǎogāng ，měinián zuì qīdài tā de hèsuì xǐjù 。
My style is more mainstream. I like romantic comedies and action films. Hollywood-style films are all pretty good. Feng Xiaogang is my favorite Chinese director. Every year I look forward to his ``New Year Comedy".
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