除夕夜 (chú xī yè) — Chinese New Year's Eve (the night before Lunar New Year)

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• 每年除夕夜，我们全家都会聚在一起吃年夜饭。
  Měi nián chú xī yè, wǒ men quán jiā dōu huì jù zài yì qǐ chī nián yè fàn.
  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。
  Wèi le yíng jiē xīn nián, chú xī yè rén men cháng cháng shǒu suì dào shēn yè.
  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 biān pào shì chú xī yè de chuán tǒng xí sú zhī yī.
  Setting off firecrackers is one of the traditional customs of Chinese New Year's Eve.