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# Last Weeks Homework
**Synopsis from Chinese Class_2026-02-12.md:** This note covered expressions related to withholding details, anxiety, nationality, and proximity of countries. It also included an extensive conversation about household chores, with associated vocabulary and expressions for discussing preferences and specific tasks.
# Homework
- Recite everything
# 春节 -> chūnjié -> Chinese New Year
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
Every time good festivals times to miss loved ones
During festivals, one misses their loved ones even more.
除夕 -> Chúxi -> Lunar New Year's Eve
Literally means "To remove", and 夕 was a monsters name. In order to get rid of the monster, people set firecrackers to make noise and scare the monsters away, hence the removal of it.
看春晚 -> Kàn chūnwǎn -> Watch the Spring Gala
Spring Gala is a big ol party with lots of performances and everybody watches it. Everybody watches it, even witnesses, its not celebrating.
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
死舅 -> Sǐ jiù -> To kill your uncle
思旧 -> Sī jiù -> To miss old times
People wouldn't cut their hair because they wanted to miss the old times, but over time the words got warped, and it became "to kill your uncle". Languages weird man.
# Info on Article
https://www.jw.org/cmn-hans/%E5%A4%9A%E5%AA%92%E4%BD%93%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86/%E6%9D%82%E5%BF%97/%E5%AE%88%E6%9C%9B%E5%8F%B02023%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC1%E6%9C%9F/%E7%A5%B7%E5%91%8A%E6%9C%89%E5%8A%A9%E5%BF%83%E7%90%86%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7/
### Main Structure
Thing we do, 是 + purpose + 重要一步
Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù
Thing we do is an important step in accomplishing purpose
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.
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.
# Homework
Make 5 sentences in doing main structure
- Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù
- Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù
- Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù
- Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù
- Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù