Chinese word dictionary
压岁钱
yāsuìqián · money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
Simplified压岁钱
Traditional壓歲錢
Pinyinyāsuìqián
Part of speech名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
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How to learn 压岁钱
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