压岁钱

yāsuìqián

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 壓歲錢

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孩子收到了压岁钱。

The child received New Year money.

压岁钱有多少?

How much New Year money did you get?