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20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Chinese-Class-Notes.md

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 - **"I'm a little bit sad that..."**: `SUBJECT + yǒudiǎn er shāngxīn yīnwèi...` - 2026-01-22
 - **A 跟 B 差不多 ADJ**: A and B are about the same in ADJ - 2026-01-15
 - **SUBJ + déle + disease**: SUBJ + got the disease - 2026-02-12
+- **{Thing we do}, 是 + {purpose} + 重要一步 ({Thing we do}, shì + {purpose} + zhòngyào yībù)**: Doing {thing} is an important step in {purpose} - 2026-02-19
 
 ### Verb Complements
 
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 - **妈宝男 (Mā bǎo nán)**: Moms baby boy -> Mommas boy - 2026-02-12
 - **家务 (Jiāwù)**: Chores - 2026-02-12
 - **洗衣机 (Xǐyījī)**: washing machine - 2026-02-12
+- **春节 (chūnjié)**: Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) - 2026-02-19
+- **除夕 (Chúxì)**: Lunar New Year's Eve - 2026-02-19
+- **看春晚 (Kàn chūnwǎn)**: Watch the Spring Gala - 2026-02-19
+- **思旧 (Sī jiù)**: To miss old times - 2026-02-19
 
 ### People & Relationships
 
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 	- 我最喜欢扫地，因为我有扫地机器人。 (Wǒ zuì xǐhuān sǎodì, yīnwèi wǒ yǒu sǎodì jīqìrén.): I like sweeping the floor because I have a robot vacuum. - 2026-02-12
 	- 你最讨厌什么家务？ (Nǐ zuì tǎoyàn shénme jiāwù?): What kind of housework do you hate the most? - 2026-02-12
 	- 我最讨厌打扫洗手间，因为非常脏。 (Wǒ zuì tǎoyàn dǎsǎo xǐshǒujiān, yīn wéi fēicháng zàng.): I hate cleaning the bathroom because it's so dirty. - 2026-02-12
+	- 每逢佳节倍思亲 (Měi féng jiājié bèi sī qīn): "During festivals, one misses their loved ones even more." - 2026-02-19
+	- 你看春晚了吗？ (Nǐ kàn chūnwǎnle ma?): Have you watched the Spring Gala? - 2026-02-19
+	- 除夕那天的晚上有春晚 (Chúxì natiān de wǎnshàng yǒu chūnwǎn): There is a Spring Gala on the night of Lunar New Year's Eve. - 2026-02-19
+	- 你向上帝祷告，是回来的重要一步 (Nǐ xiàng shàngdì dǎogào, shì huílái de zhòngyào yībù): Praying to God is an important step in your return. - 2026-02-19
+	- 你向上帝祷告，是谈恋爱的重要一步 (Nǐ xiàng shàngdì dǎogào, shì tán liàn'ài de zhòngyào yībù): Praying to God is an important step in dating. - 2026-02-19
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+## Chinese New Year - 2026-02-19
+- **春节 (chūnjié)**: Chinese New Year (Spring Festival).
+- **中国的春节 (Zhōngguó de chūnjié)**: Chinese New Year (LIT: Chinese Spring Festival).
+- **每逢佳节倍思亲 (Měi féng jiājié bèi sī qīn)**: "During festivals, one misses their loved ones even more."
+- **除夕 (Chúxì)**: Lunar New Year's Eve.
+	- Literally means "To remove", and 夕 was a monsters name. People used firecrackers to scare it away.
+- **看春晚 (Kàn chūnwǎn)**: Watch the Spring Gala.
+	- **你看春晚了吗？ (Nǐ kàn chūnwǎnle ma?)**: Have you watched the Spring Gala?
+	- **除夕那天的晚上有春晚 (Chúxì natiān de wǎnshàng yǒu chūnwǎn)**: There is a Spring Gala on the night of Lunar New Year's Eve.
 
 ## Idioms & Slang (Chengyu & Lingo)
 
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 - **"Wife and Mother in Water" Dilemma**: A classic tricky question: "If your mother and I fell into the water, who would you save first?"
 - **被割韭菜 (bèi gē jiǔcài)**: "To be cut like leeks." An idiom for being repeatedly exploited financially.
 - **女人心,海底针 (Nǚrén xīn, hǎidǐ zhēn)**: "A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea." (hard to predict) - 2025-12-26
+- **死舅 (Sǐ jiù)**: "To kill your uncle" (slang/pun for missing old times - 思旧) - 2026-02-19
 
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