共庆中国年 Bulgarians, Chinese celebrate Spring Festival in Sofia

Some 500 Bulgarians and Chinese attended a gala(晚会 wǎnhuì) show to celebrate(庆祝 qìngzhù) Chinese New Year. The event(活动 huódòng), jointly organized(合办 hé bàn) by the China Cultural Center, Confucius Institute in Sofia, and city government departments of Ningbo and Quanzhou, was also dedicated to the 70th anniversary(周年 zhōunián) of the establishment of diplomatic relations(建交 jiànjiāo) between the People's Republic of China and Bulgaria.

People perform(表演 biǎoyǎn) in a gala show titled(主题 zhǔtí) "Let's Share the Chinese New Year Together" in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 26, 2019.

Bulgarians recite(背诵 bèisòng) the Chinese poem(诗歌 shīgē) in a gala show titled "Let's Share the Chinese New Year Together" in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 26, 2019.

Bulgarians practice(练 liàn) Taiji in a gala show titled "Let's Share the Chinese New Year Together" in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 26, 2019.

Bulgarian children sing(唱歌 chànggē) in a gala show titled "Let's Share the Chinese New Year Together" in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 26, 2019.

People perform(表演 biǎoyǎn) in a gala show titled "Let's Share the Chinese New Year Together" in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 26, 2019.

重点词汇 Key word:

共

• <动词 v.> share
  E.g. Fúzhǐ rénrén gòngxiǎng.
  福祉人人共享。
  The blessing is shared by all.

• <形容词 adj.> common; general
  E.g. Wǒmen còuqiǎo fāxiàn wǒmen yǒu yīgè gòngtóng de péngyǒu.
  我们凑巧发现我们有一个共同的朋友。
  We happened to discover we had a friend in common.

• <副词 adv.> in company; together
  E.g. Wǒ tóng yīwèi nǚyǒu gòngjìn le wǔcān.
  我同一位女友共进了午餐。
  I met a girlfriend for lunch.

• <副词 adv.> altogether; in all
  E.g. Wǒmen bān gòng yǒu 1 0 míng nǚshēng.
  我们班共有10名女生。
  There are altogether ten girls in our class.