Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

压岁钱 (yā suì qián): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

Home
HSK Level 6
压岁钱

压岁钱 (yā suì qián): [money given to children as a lunar New Year gift] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 压岁钱.

Stroke order animation for 压岁钱

374 learners have practiced this word

Practice writing 压岁钱 (yā suì qián) with a free printable worksheet

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0 — Current Exam

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

HSK 3.0 — New Syllabus

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Learn & Practice

Worksheet GeneratorCreate practice sheets for free

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

HSK FlashcardsSRS review for HSK vocabulary

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

Learning Essentials

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

View All Blog Posts

Download WorksheetDownload

2.

Character Breakdown

压岁钱 consists of 3 characters.

to press down, to crush, to suppress

year (of crop harvests)

Word Info

Pinyinyā suì qián

Meaning[money given to children as a lunar New Year gift]

Characters3

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 5

SyntaxNoun

Word压岁钱

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

3.

How to Use 压岁钱 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 压岁钱 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith红包

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

hóng红

bāo包

neutral

lucky money red envelope

Verb + Object

cún存

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

neutral

save lucky money

Measure Word + Nounwith笔

yì一

bǐ笔

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

4.

Example Sentences with 压岁钱

guò过

nián年

shí时

，

wǒ我

shōu收

dào到

le了

shōu收

dào到

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

neutral

receive lucky money

fā发

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

neutral

give lucky money

neutral

a sum of lucky money

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

。

During the Chinese New Year, I received lucky money.

zhǎng长

bèi辈

men们

gěi给

de的

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

，

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

yòng用

lái来

gòu购

mǎi买

yì一

xiē些

zhuān专

yè业

shū书

jí籍

。

I plan to use the New Year's money given by the elders to buy some professional books.

zài在

chuán传

tǒng统

xí习

sú俗

zhōng中

，

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

chéng承

zài载

zhe着

duì对

wǎn晚

bèi辈

de的

měi美

hǎo好

zhù祝

yuàn愿

。

In traditional customs, New Year's money carries good wishes for the younger generation.

nǎi奶

nǎi奶

měi每

nián年

dū都

huì会

gěi给

hái孩

zi子

men们

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

，

zhù祝

tā他

men们

jiàn健

kāng康

kuài快

lè乐

。

Grandma gives lucky money to the children every year, wishing them health and happiness.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

kǎo考

lǜ虑

guò过

rú如

hé何

hé合

lǐ理

guī规

huà划

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

ne呢

？

Have you ever considered how to reasonably plan your New Year's money?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

jiāng将

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

suí随

yì意

huā花

diào掉

，

ér而

shì是

jǐn谨

shèn慎

dì地

cún存

rù入

le了

yín银

háng行

。

He did not spend his New Year's money recklessly; instead, he deposited it cautiously in the bank.

shōu收

dào到

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

hòu后

，

hái孩

zi子

men们

tōng通

cháng常

huì会

cún存

qǐ起

lái来

huò或

mǎi买

zì自

jǐ己

xǐ喜

huān欢

de的

dōng东

xī西

。

After receiving lucky money, children usually save it or buy things they like.

jìn尽

guǎn管

shōu收

dào到

le了

bù不

shǎo少

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

，

dàn但

tā他

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

jié节

jiǎn俭

，

zhī只

gòu购

mǎi买

bì必

xū需

pǐn品

。

Although he received a lot of New Year's money, he still insisted on being frugal and only bought necessities.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 压岁钱.

暗示àn shìhint; imply
把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition; lofty aim
迸发bèng fāburst forth; burst out
安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
嘈杂cáo zánoisy; din
博览会bó lǎn huìfair; exhibition; exposition
比方bǐ fanganalogy; example; instance
操劳cāo láowork hard
操练cāo liàndrill; practice
不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
报警bào jǐngto give a warning

View all HSK 6 words →

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 压岁钱.

Words with 压

压力yā lìHSK 4
减压jiǎn yāHSK 6
压制yā zhìHSK 6
压抑yā yìHSK 6
压榨yā zhàHSK 6
压缩yā suōHSK 6

压迫

yā pò

HSK 6

气压qì yāHSK 6

Words with 岁

岁数suì shuHSK 6
岁月suì yuèHSK 6
周岁zhōu suìHSK 7-9

Words with 钱

价钱jià qianHSK 4
零钱líng qiánHSK 4
零花钱líng huā qiánHSK 4
本钱běn qiánHSK 6
金钱jīn qiánHSK 6
值钱zhí qiánHSK 7-9
钱财qián cáiHSK 7-9
挣钱zhèng qián