Learn about the Chinese custom of year-end cleaning to welcome the New Year.一起扫尘过新年 - Cleaning Together for the New Year [HSK 4]Download the app here:Chinese Short Dialogue | App StoreChinese Short Dialogue | Google PlayAvailable in 8 languages on the app:Chinese Listening | 중국어 리스닝 | 中国語リスニング | Аудирование по китайскому языку | Nghe tiếng Trung | Mendengarkan bahasa Mandarin | Escucha en chino | การฟังภาษาจีน | Chinesisches Hören | Écoute du chinois | Ascolto cinese | Audição em chinês | चीनी सुनना | الاستماع إلى اللغة الصينية《English Translation》小宝: 哥哥, why did Mom ask us to clean the house so early in the morning?小刚: Because the New Year is coming. It’s a Chinese custom called “sweeping away the dust,” which means sweeping away old things and bad luck.小宝: Can sweeping the floor really drive away bad luck? That sounds amazing!小刚: Yes! People believe that when the house is clean, the new year will be happier and more blessed.小宝: Then I’ll wipe the table! I want good fortune to come earlier.小刚: Great! When sweeping, we usually clean from top to bottom and from inside to outside, so the New Year feels completely refreshed.小宝: 哥哥, I like this year-end cleaning. It makes the New Year more interesting!

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