Definition

Examples

• 每年除夕夜，我们全家都会聚在一起吃年夜饭。
  Měinián chú xī yè, wǒmen quánjiā dōu huì jù zài yìqǐ chī niányèfàn.
  Every Chinese New Year's Eve, our whole family gathers to have the reunion dinner.
• 为了迎接新年，除夕夜人们常常守岁到深夜。
  Wèile yíngjiē xīnnián, chú xī yè rénmen chángcháng shǒusuì dào shēnyè.
  To welcome the new year, people often stay up late on Chinese New Year's Eve.
• 放鞭炮是除夕夜的传统习俗之一。
  Fàng biānpào shì chú xī yè de chuántǒng xísú zhī yī.
  Setting off firecrackers is one of the traditional customs of Chinese New Year's Eve.