Chinese New Year Words for Kids
Chinese New Year is one of the warmest, most child-friendly windows into Mandarin. The festival is full of family, food, colour and cheerful greetings — perfect, concrete words for little ones to learn.
Start with greetings and family
The season is all about people coming together, so greetings and family words shine now. Practise a bright 你好 (hello) and the names for grandma and grandpa before visits, and your child has something real and lovely to say.
Red is everywhere at New Year — in decorations, clothes and lucky envelopes — which makes it a great colour word to learn alongside the celebrations.
Make the festival the lesson
Point things out as you celebrate: the red lanterns, the dumplings, the family gathered around. Naming what's in front of your child turns the whole festival into a gentle, joyful Mandarin lesson.
A dedicated Chinese New Year word book is on the way; in the meantime, our greetings, family and colours books cover the most useful festival words.
Frequently asked questions
- What are easy Chinese New Year words for toddlers?
- Start with greetings like 你好 (hello), family words like 婆婆 (grandma) and 公公 (grandpa), and the colour 红色 (red), which is everywhere during the festival.
- Do you have a Chinese New Year book?
- A dedicated festival book is coming. For now, our greetings, family and colours books cover the most useful New Year words — and you can join the waitlist for new releases.