Usage note
除夕是农历新年前一天晚上。
chú xī shì nóng lì xīn nián qián yì tiān wǎn shàng。
除夕 means New Year's Eve in the lunar calendar.
Context note
除夕常用于春节和家庭团聚。
chú xī cháng yòng yú chūn jié hé jiā tíng tuán jù。
It is often used with Spring Festival and family reunions.
5 examples
除夕我们一起吃饭。
chú xī wǒ men yì qǐ chī fàn。
On New Year's Eve, we eat together.
除夕夜很热闹。
chú xī yè hěn rè nào。
New Year's Eve is lively.
家人在除夕团聚。
jiā rén zài chú xī tuán jù。
Family members gather on New Year's Eve.
除夕要守岁。
chú xī yào shǒu suì。
On New Year's Eve, people stay up late.
他很喜欢除夕。
tā hěn xǐ huan chú xī。
He likes New Year's Eve very much.
5 mini stories
除夕晚上，大家一起看电视。
chú xī wǎn shàng， dà jiā yì qǐ kàn diàn shì。
On New Year's Eve night, everyone watched TV together.
除夕时，家里准备了很多菜。
chú xī shí， jiā lǐ zhǔn bèi le hěn duō cài。
On New Year's Eve, the family prepared many dishes.
孩子们在除夕收到了红包。
hái zi men zài chú xī shōu dào le hóng bāo。
The children received red envelopes on New Year's Eve.
除夕是团圆的时间。
chú xī shì tuán yuán de shí jiān。
New Year's Eve is a time for reunion.
他们在除夕讲了很多新年故事。
tā men zài chú xī jiǎng le hěn duō xīn nián gù shì。
They told many New Year stories on New Year's Eve.
Mini dialogue
除夕计划
A
除夕晚上你们家做什么？
Chúxī wǎnshang nǐmen jiā zuò shénme?
What does your family do on Chinese New Year's Eve?
B
我们全家一起吃年夜饭，看春晚。
Wǒmen quánjiā yīqǐ chī niányèfàn, kàn chūnwǎn.
Our whole family eats the reunion dinner and watches the Spring Festival Gala together.
除夕快乐
A
祝你除夕快乐！
Zhù nǐ chúxī kuàilè!
Wishing you a happy Chinese New Year's Eve!
B
谢谢！除夕过后就是新年了。
Xièxie! Chúxī guòhòu jiù shì xīnnián le.
Thank you! After Chinese New Year's Eve comes the new year.
Related words and contrasts
related
春节
Chūn Jié
Spring Festival
除夕 is the night before 春节, the first day of the new year.
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年夜饭
nián yè fàn
New Year's Eve dinner
A special family meal eaten on 除夕.