holiday

to begin; beginning; to start; initial; Classifiers: 个

winter vacation

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision

(indicates contrast)

to intern; internship

mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); Classifiers: 个

lawyer

(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife

professor; to instruct; to lecture on

neighborhood; district

environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient

house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; Classifiers: 栋 ,幢 ,座 ,套 ,间

a set

three rooms

apartment building; block of flats

furniture; Classifiers: 件

pretty; beautiful

clean; neat

comfortable; feeling well

lunar New Year's Eve

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

the day before (an event)

just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)

to be occupied with (doing sth)

New Year's Eve family dinner

lateral; side; to the side; beside

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor

on the wall

to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog)

paper

to write

aspect particle indicating action in progress

Chinese character; Classifiers: 个 ; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự

to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition

happiness; happy; blessed

good fortune; happiness; luck; surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省

letter; symbol; character; word; Classifiers: 个 ; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

to place upside down