年画 (nián huà) — Chinese New Year picture (traditional folk art hung on walls or doors during Spring Festival)
Definition
Traditional folk-art print hung on walls or doors during Spring Festival (e.g. door gods, auspicious figures). It is a physical picture/poster, not the holiday itself.
noun
Chinese New Year picture (traditional folk art hung on walls or doors during Spring Festival)
Measure word · 幅
Examples
- ，年画。Guò nián de shí hou, jiā jiā dōu huì tiē nián huà.During the New Year, every household puts up a New Year picture.
- 年画。Zhè xiē nián huà shàng de tú àn fēi cháng piào liang.The patterns on these New Year pictures are very beautiful.
- 年画。Wǒ zài shāng diàn mǎi le jǐ zhāng nián huà.I bought a few New Year pictures at the shop.
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