守岁 shǒu suì

to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
  2. 2. to see in the New Year

Characters

Character Meaning
守 shǒu HSK 5
to guard; to observe (rules or ritual); to abide by the law
岁 suì HSK 1
years old; year; classifier for years (of age)