压岁钱

壓歲錢

yāsuìqián

nounHSK 5

lucky money

Character Breakdown

press; crush; pressure; suppress

Radical: Strokes: 6
cliff
soil
drop

suì

year (age)

Radical: Strokes: 6
mountain
evening

qián

money, coin

Radical: Strokes: 10
metal
flail

Example Sentences

过年时孩子会收到压岁钱。

Guònián shí háizi huì shōudào yāsuìqián.

During the New Year, children receive lucky money.

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