# 压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 压岁钱 (yāsuìqián) means “lunar new year money gift”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: lunar new year money gift
- Pinyin: yāsuìqián (ya1 sui4 qian2)
- Traditional: 壓歲錢
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 过年时长辈会给孩子压岁钱。
  Guònián shí zhǎngbèi huì gěi háizi yāsuìqián.
  Elders give New Year money to children during the Spring Festival.

## Characters

- [压](https://hanziro.com/word/ya-press/) (yā): to press; to push down
- [岁](https://hanziro.com/word/sui-years-old/) (suì): (measure word) years old
- [钱](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-money/) (qián): money

https://hanziro.com/word/ya-sui-qian-lunar-new-year/

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