| 束 | to bind, to control, to restrain, to bale | shù |
| 继 | to continue, to maintain, to carry on | jì |
| 継 | to continue, to maintain, to carry on | jì |
| 繼 | to continue, to maintain, to carry on | jì |
| 续 | to continue, to carry on, to succeed | xù |
| 續 | to continue, to carry on, to succeed | xù |
| 舅 | mother's brother, maternal uncle | jiù |
| 区 | area, district, region, ward | qū |
| 區 | area, district, region, ward | qū |
| 环 | jade ring or bracelet, ring | huán |
| 環 | jade ring or bracelet, ring | huán |
| 境 | boundary, frontier, area, region | jìng |
| 墙 | wall | qiáng |
| 牆 | wall | qiáng |
| 贴 | to paste, to glue | tiē |
| 貼 | to paste, to glue | tiē |
| 幸 | luck, luckily, favor, fortunately | xìng |
| 福 | blessing, good fortune | fú |
| 倒 | to turn upside down, to go backwards | dào |
| 奇 | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | qí |
| 氛 | gas, vapor, air | fēn |
| 酒 | wine, liquor, spirits | jiǔ |
| 举 | to lift, to raise | jǔ |
| 舉 | to lift, to raise | jǔ |
| 顺 | to obey, to submit to, to go along with | shùn |
| 順 | to obey, to submit to, to go along with | shùn |
| 利 | gains, advantage, profit, merit | lì |
| 剩 | leftovers, residue, remains | shèng |
| 浪 | wave, wasteful, reckless | làng |
| 余 | to surplus, to spare | yú |
| 餘 | to surplus, to spare | yú |
| 传 | tradition, traditional | chuán |
| 傳 | tradition, traditional | chuán |
| 统 | to govern, to command, to control, to unite | tǒng |
| 統 | to govern, to command, to control, to unite | tǒng |
| 粽 | dumpling made of glutinous rice | zòng |
| 糉 | dumpling made of glutinous rice | zòng |
| 饼 | rice-cakes, biscuits | bǐng |
| 餅 | rice-cakes, biscuits | bǐng |
| 团 | group, organization | tuán |
| 團 | group, organization | tuán |
| 宵 | night, evening, dark | xiāo |
| 嘛 | (particle used to emphasize the obvious) | ma |
| 拜 | to do obeisance, to bow, to kowtow | bài |
| 恭 | respectful, polite, reverent | gōng |
| 财 | wealth, valuables, riches | cái |
| 財 | wealth, valuables, riches | cái |
| 鞭 | whip, string of firecrackers | biān |
| 炮 | large gun, cannon, artillery | pào |
| 端 | end, extreme, head, beginning | duān |
| 恩 | kindness, mercy, charity | ēn |
| 节日 | holiday, festival | jié rì |
| 结束 | to end, to finish | jié shù |
| 继续 | to continue, to go on with | jì xù |
| 舅舅 | mother's brother, maternal uncle combined | jiù jiu |
| 舅妈 | wife of mother's brother | jiù mā |
| 小区 | residential development, residential complex | xiǎo qū |
| 环境 | environment, surroundings | huán jìng |
| 除夕 | Chinese New Year's Eve | chú xī |
| 年夜饭 | Chinese New Year's dinner | nián yè fàn |
| 感情 | feeling, emotion, affection combined | gǎn qíng |
| 奇怪 | strange, odd | qí guài |
| 本来 | original, originally, at first | běn lái |
| 气氛 | atmosphere, ambiance | qì fēn |
| 顺利 | smooth, successful, without a hitch | shùn lì |
| 进步 | progress | jìn bù |
| 干杯 | to drink a toast, cheers!, bottoms up | gān bēi |
| 成功 | success, to succeed | chéng gōng |
| 晚会 | dinner party | wǎn huì |
| 剩下 | to leave a surplus, to be left (over) | shèng xia |
| 浪费 | to waste, to squander, wasteful | làng fèi |
| 传统 | tradition, traditional | chuán tǒng |
| 农历 | traditional Chinese lunar calendar, agricultural calendar | nóng lì |
| 粽子 | pyramid shaped dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves | zòng zi |
| 月饼 | moon cake for the Mid-Autumn Festival | yuè bǐng |
| 团圆 | to reunite (as a family) | tuán yuán |
| 正月 | first month of the lunar year, first moon | zhēng yuè |
| 元宵 | night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour | yuán xiāo |
| 计时 | to count time | jì shí |
| 拜年 | to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year, to pay a Chinese New Year's call | bài nián |
| 恭喜 | to congratulate | gōng xǐ |
| 发财 | to get rich, to make a fortune | fā cái |
| 红包 | red envelope containing money to be given as a gift, offering bribe | hóng bāo |
| 热闹 | lively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity of a place or a scene | rè nao |
| 鞭炮 | firecracker | biān pào |
| 春节 | Spring Festival, Chinese New Year | chūn jié |
| 端午节 | Dragon Boat Festival | duān wǔ jié |
| 中秋节 | Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival | zhōng qiū jié |
| 感恩节 | Thanksgiving | gǎn ēn jié |
| 元宵节 | Lantern Festival | yuán xiāo jié |