Mandarin Chinese Flashcards - Spring Festival

Mandarin Chinese flashcards for use in the classroom, wall displays or for self-study!

This PDF document contains 8 A4 pages of picture flashcards to print - a total of 12 vocabulary words related to Chinese New Year and the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals. Each page contains 6 images, a colorful picture on the left, alongside the simplified Chinese character, with the pinyin pronunciation and tonal markers underneath.

Topic: Spring Festival / Chinese New Year 春节 / 新年
Vocabulary included:

Lantern - 灯笼
Tangerine - 橘子
‘Good luck’ sign - 福
Paper cutting - 剪纸
Red Envelope - 红包
Lucky Money - 压岁钱
Dragon Dance - 舞龙
Firecrackers - 鞭炮
Fireworks - 烟火
Cherry Blossom - 樱花
Gold Ingots - 元宝
Dumplings / Steamed Buns - 包子
Year of the Rat - 鼠年
Year of the Ox - 牛年
Year of the Tiger - 虎年
Year of the Rabbit - 兔年
Year of the Dragon - 龙年
Year of the Snake - 蛇年
Year of the Horse - 马年
Year of the Goat - 羊年
Year of the Monkey - 猴年
Year of the Rooster - 鸡年
Year of the Dog - 狗年
Year of the Pig - 猪年

Can be printed on card or paper. By folding each sheet down the vertical center before laminating, you can create double-sided cards to review. Alternatively, images can be used separately, for matching activities, etc.