What is Chinese paper cutting?
Chinese paper cuts (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Âá¾±¨£²Ô zh¨«) are used to decorate (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. zhu¨¡ng sh¨¬) windows during the Chinese New Year (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Ch¨±n Ji¨¦).
They are usually red (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. h¨®ng s¨¨ de) because the colour red symbolises happiness (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ku¨¤i l¨¨) and good luck (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. h¨£o y¨´n).
How do you make Chinese paper cuts?
You will need:
- a sheet of A4 thin card (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. k¨£ pi¨¤n)
- a pair of safety scissors (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Âá¾±¨£²Ô d¨¡o)
- coloured pens (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. shu¨« c¨£i b¨«) or pencils (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. qi¨¡n b¨«)
Instructions:
Print out (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. d¨£ y¨¬n) the template onto an A4 sheet of thin card.
Colour in the template - try adding in some red.
Carefully cut (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Âá¾±¨£²Ô) along the dotted lines.
If you don't have a printer, why not try cutting your own shape?
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Key Mandarin words
| Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Ch¨±n Ji¨¦ | Chinese New Year |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | h¨£o y¨´n | good luck |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | h¨®ng s¨¨ de | red |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | h¨®u zi | monkey |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Âá¾±¨£²Ô zh¨« | paper cuts |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ku¨¤i l¨¨ | happiness |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | l¨£o sh¨³ | rat |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ±ô¨®²Ô²µ | dragon |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ³¾¨£ | horse |
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