guò nián
过年
wèi shén me
为什么
chuān
穿
hóng sè
红色
?
Why Do People Wear Red During Chinese New Year?
xiǎo měi小美wèn问guò nián过年chuān穿hóng sè红色de的yuán yīn原因,lǐ fāng李芳jiě shì解释hóng sè红色de的jí xiáng吉祥yù yì寓意。

小美 asks why people wear red during the New Year, and 李芳 explains the auspicious meaning of the color red.

小美
lǐ李lǎo shī老师,wèi shén me为什么guò nián过年dà jiā大家dōu都chuān穿hóng sè红色?

Teacher Li, why does everyone wear red during the New Year?

李芳
yīn wèi因为zài在zhōng guó中国,hóng sè红色cháng cháng常常dài biǎo代表xǐ qìng喜庆hé和hǎo yùn好运。

Because in China, red often represents happiness and good luck.

小美
hóng sè红色huì会dài lái带来hǎo yùn好运ma吗?

Does red really bring good luck?

李芳
hěn duō很多rén人zhè me这么xiāng xìn相信。guò nián过年shí时chuān穿hóng sè红色,xīn lǐ心里huì会jué de觉得gèng更kāi xīn开心、gèng更yǒu有xī wàng希望。

Many people believe so. Wearing red during the New Year makes people feel happier and more hopeful.

小美
nà那hóng bāo红包yě也shì是hóng sè红色de的,duì bú duì对不对?

So red envelopes are also red, right?

李芳
duì对,hóng bāo红包yòng用hóng sè红色,shì是zhù fú祝福hái zi孩子píng ān平安、jiàn kāng健康。

Yes, red envelopes are red to wish children safety and good health.

小美
hái yǒu还有shén me什么dōng xī东西yě也shì是hóng sè红色de的?

What other things are also red?

李芳
chūn lián春联、dēng lóng灯笼、chuāng huā窗花,cháng cháng常常dōu都shì是hóng红de的,kàn qǐ lái看起来hěn很rè nào热闹。

Spring couplets, lanterns, and paper cuttings are often red. They make everything look lively.

小美
wǒ我yě也xiǎng想chuān穿hóng红qún zi裙子!zhè yàng这样wǒ我jiù就xiàng像“hǎo yùn xiǎo měi好运小美”。

I want to wear a red dress too! Then I’ll be like ‘Lucky 小美’.

李芳
hǎo好ya呀!chuān穿hóng sè红色ràng让rén人jué de觉得hěn很xǐ qìng喜庆,yě也xiàng像shì是zài在bǎ把zhù fú祝福chuān穿zài在shēn shàng身上。

That sounds great! Wearing red feels festive, like wearing blessings on your body.

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