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New Year's Cash

New Year's Cash
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ID: 1086 Upper Intermediate
For corrupt officials, cash-filled envelopes involve a wink, a nod, and an expedited liquor license. For little kids, envelopes stuffed with cash mean: Happy New Year! Today's Mandarin lesson will teach you all about how to give and receive these little bundles of joy.
John , Jenny
New Year's Cash
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
身体健康 shēntǐ jiànkāng physical health
长命百岁 chángmìngbǎisuì longevity
心想事成 xīnxiǎngshìchéng may your dreams come true
没准儿 méizhǔnr maybe
新年好恭喜发财红包拿来
xīnnián hǎo 新年好gōngxǐ fācái 恭喜发财hóngbāo 红包nálái 拿来
Happy New Year, auntie! May you be happy and prosperous! Please give me my red envelope!
好好好我最可爱的小娟娟新年好祝你新年学习进步每次考试都得第一名来给你个最大的红包过来给亲一个
hǎo 好hǎo 好hǎo 好wǒ 我zuì 最kě ài 可爱de 的Xiǎo Juānjuan 小娟娟xīnnián hǎo 新年好zhù 祝nǐ 你xīnnián 新年xuéxí 学习jìnbù 进步měicì 每次kǎoshì 考试dōu 都dé 得dì yī míng 第一名lái 来gěi 给nǐ 你ge 个zuì 最dà 大de 的hóngbāo 红包guòlai 过来gěi 给qīn 亲yī 一ge 个
Great! Happy new year, cute little Juanjuan! Auntie hopes your studies go well in the new year. I hope you are best-in-your-class on every test. Come on, here's the biggest red envelope! Come on over and give your auntie a kiss!
爷爷奶奶新年好祝你们身体健康长命百岁
yéye 爷爷nǎinai 奶奶xīnnián hǎo 新年好zhù 祝nǐmen 你们shēntǐ jiànkāng 身体健康chángmìngbǎisuì 长命百岁
Happy New Year, grandma and grandpa! Here's wishing you health and long life!
哟你瞧我们小娟娟多懂事啊呵呵爷爷奶奶祝你新年快快长大心想事成这个大红包给你买学习用品
yō 哟nǐ 你qiáo 瞧wǒmen 我们Xiǎo Juānjuan 小娟娟duō 多dǒngshì 懂事a 啊hēhē 呵呵yéye 爷爷nǎinai 奶奶zhù 祝nǐ 你xīnnián 新年kuàikuài 快快zhǎngdà 长大xīnxiǎngshìchéng 心想事成zhè ge 这个dà 大hóngbāo 红包gěi 给nǐ 你mǎi 买xuéxí yòngpǐn 学习用品
Oh, look! Our little Juanjuan is so grown-up! Ha ha, your grandma and grandpa hope you grow big and strong in the New Year, and your dreams come true. Here's a big red envelope for you to buy stuff to study with!
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