红包的故事

A B1 story about Chinese New Year: a family gives red envelopes, shares meals, and celebrates traditions that strengthen bonds.

LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK 4 / ~520 characters

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春节到了。林梅和哥哥妹妹一起准备。妈妈说： “ 今晚半夜我们放鞭炮，给孩子们发红包。”

林梅记得小时候，爷爷奶奶总是给她红包。红包里有小钱，她觉得很兴奋。现在她长大了，也能给别人发红包。

除夕夜，全家吃团圆饭。桌子上有饺子和牛肉。吃完后，爸爸发了红包。林梅的弟弟开心地大喊： “ 我得了两百块！”

第二天早上，清早，他们去爷爷家拜年。爷爷下了大红包。林梅帮小孩子们戴红包。大家都很高兴。

林梅想： “ 红包不只是钱，更是希望和祝福。” 今年她决定多给一点。客厅里满是笑声。

The Story of Red Envelopes

Spring Festival arrived. Lin Mei prepares with her older brother and younger sister. Mom says: “Tonight at midnight, we set off firecrackers and give red envelopes to the children.”

Lin Mei remembers her childhood, when grandpa and grandma always gave her red envelopes. There was pocket money inside, and she felt excited. Now that she has grown up, she can give them to others too.

On New Year’s Eve, the whole family eats the reunion dinner. There are dumplings and beef on the table. After eating, dad distributes the red envelopes. Lin Mei’s little brother shouts happily: “I got 200 yuan!”

The next morning early, they go to grandpa’s house to pay New Year visits. Grandpa gives big red envelopes. Lin Mei helps the little kids put them on. Everyone is very happy.

Lin Mei thinks: “Red envelopes are not just money, but more like hopes and blessings.” This year she decides to give more. The living room is full of laughter.

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Vocabulary

Hanzi	Pinyin	English
春节	Chūnjié	Spring Festival
红包	hóngbāo	red envelope
团圆饭	tuányuán fàn	reunion dinner
拜年	bàinián	pay New Year visit
鞭炮	biānpào	firecrackers
祝福	zhùfú	blessing
兴奋	xīngfèn	excited
长大	zhǎngdà	grow up
笑声	xiàoshēng	laughter
准备	zhǔnbèi	prepare

Grammar

1. 不只…更是 (not only…but even more)
This structure emphasizes something is more than expected. Places contrast between two ideas.
Example from story: 红包不只是钱，更是希望和祝福 (Red envelopes not only money, but even more hope and blessings).

2. Verb + 完 + 后 (after finishing verb)
Shows sequence after completing an action. Common for daily routines.
Example from story: 吃完后 (after finishing eating), 爸爸发了红包 (dad distributed red envelopes).

3. 总是 (always tend to)
Indicates habitual past actions. Stronger than simple “always”.
Example from story: 爷爷奶奶总是给她红包 (Grandpa and grandma always gave her red envelopes).

Idiomatic Expressions

Hanzi	Pinyin	English
满是笑声	mǎn shì xiàoshēng	full of laughter
团圆饭	tuányuán fàn	reunion dinner
拜年	bàinián	pay New Year respects
长大了	zhǎngdà le	grown up

Cultural Insights

Red envelopes (hóngbāo) symbolize good luck and are given to children during Chinese New Year.
Reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve unites families with symbolic foods like dumplings.
Firecrackers drive away bad spirits; now often replaced by safer fireworks displays.

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10 Questions

春节什么时候发红包？（答案）
林梅小时候谁给她红包？（答案）
除夕夜全家吃什么？（答案）
弟弟得了多少钱？（答案）
第二天去哪里拜年？（答案）
林梅帮谁戴红包？（答案）
红包代表什么？（答案）
今年林梅怎么做？（答案）
客厅里有什么？（答案）
林梅现在能做什么？（答案）

Multiple Choice

谁发了第一批红包？（答案）
a) 爸爸
b) 爷爷
c) 林梅
红包不只是什么？（答案）
a) 祝福
b) 希望
c) 钱
林梅记得谁给红包？（答案）
a) 爷爷奶奶
b) 爸爸妈妈
c) 哥哥妹妹

True or False

林梅小时候不喜欢红包。（答案）
全家吃团圆饭。（答案）
弟弟不高兴。（答案）
红包代表祝福。（答案）

Retell the Story

用你自己的话写这个故事。用B1水平词汇和句子。

红包的故事 – Red Envelopes