yā suì qián

Traditional: 壓歲錢

压岁钱 (yā suì qián) is a Chinese word meaning “money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve”.

Meanings

  1. 1money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

Characters in 压岁钱

压yā · to press岁suì · classifier for years (of age)钱qián · coin

Related words

钱coin钱surname Qian岁classifier for years (of age)岁variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year压力pressure压to press压used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]钱包purse万岁Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!赚钱to earn money金钱money价钱price

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