Chinese Culture: Chinese Birthday Customs

Joanne ChenIVC Chinese instructorOct, 2013

中国人过生日Chinese Birthday Customs

过新年 多一岁guò xīnnián duō yísuì

You are a year older onChinese New Year’s day

Celebrating Chinese new year and one year older

中国农历 zhōngguó nónglì

两个生日 liǎngge shēngrì

Xīfāng yuèlì

西方月历

Chinese lunar calendar Western Calendar

Two birthdays

一岁生日 yísuì shēngrì

紅蛋hóngdàn

抓周 Zhū zhōu

http://lifes-pleasures.blogspot.com/2009/01/chinese-birthday-celebration-customs.html

Maggie’s first birthday in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSseYZ2clsw

百衲衣bǎi nà yī

礼物 lǐwù

虎头鞋 、虎头帽Hǔtóu xié , hǔtóu mào

One year old birthday

长寿面 chángshòu miàn

Longevity noodle

寿桃 shòutáo

Longevity peach buns

生日聚会 shēngrì jùhuìBirthday party

Congratulation and Best wishes Happy Birthday

生日快乐 sheng rì kuài lè

All wishes come true

心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng

Long-long life as the South Mountain standing

寿比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān

Lucky as deep as the Eastern Sea

福如东海 fú rú dōng hǎi

How old are you?

你几岁 ？Nǐ jǐ suì ?

I am 10.

我十岁Wǒ shí suì

Asking Age in Chinese

Asking Age in Chinese

How big are you?

你多大了？ nǐ duō dà le?

How old are you this year?

你今年多大了？Nǐ jīnnián duō dà le ?

Asking Age in Chinese

What zodiac sign are you?

你属什么？Nǐ shǔ shénme ? I am a rabbit.

我属兔Wǒ shǔ tù.

rat ox tiger rabbit

dragon

snake

horse

sheep

monkey

chicken

dog pig

鼠 牛 虎 兔 龙 蛇 马 羊 猴 鸡 狗 猪shǔ niú hǔ tù lóng shé mǎ yáng hóu jī gǒu zhū

Fun Chinese

女大十八变Nǚ dà shí bā biàn

A girl changes quickly from childhood to adulthood.

YouTube Videohttp://youtu.be/e0Vd0A4AIHU