Noun
Chinese New Year (plural Chinese New Years)
An annual Chinese holiday, marking the beginning of a new year according to the traditional Chinese calendar.
A company spokeswoman said: "We are working closely with our copper customers as they return from Chinese new year". Source: Internet
A Chinese health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering a subway station during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival on January 25 in Beijing. Source: Internet
A turning point in the propaganda campaign came on the eve of Chinese New Year on 23 January 2001, when five people attempted to set themselves ablaze on Tiananmen Square. Source: Internet
Coronavirus fears won't dampen this weekend's Chinese New Year festivities, AB5 may get loosened for writers and photographers, and 16 "johns" and a pimp were arrested in a human trafficking sting in the South Bay. Source: Internet
Cofounders Raymond Kwan and Barry Chan named their Ballard craft brewery Lucky Envelope for the colorful red envelopes traditionally stuffed with money and given out on Chinese New Year to bring good fortune. Source: Internet
Chinese New Year dragon and lion dances are intended particularly to scare off evil spirits and bring good fortune to the community. Source: Internet