17. 饺子
As a traditional food, dumpling is one of the most important foods during the Spring Festival and necessary during holidays in Northern China. Traditionally, all members in a family will get together to make dumplings at the Spring Festival's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings, hoping that the person who finds the coin will have a good fortune in the coming year. In addition, dumpling is often the food for sending off friends or family members. Chinese are good at making dumplings which have a variety of fillings, and are typically eaten by dipping into soy sauce, vinegar, or garlic.
饺子（dumpling）是中国传统食物，是春节最重要的食物之一，是北方节日的必备食品。传统上，一家人会在除夕夜一起包饺子，还可能会在其中一个饺子里藏一枚硬币，希望吃到硬币的人在新的一年交到好运。此外，饺子通常是为朋友或家人送行的食物。中国人擅长包饺子。饺子有各种各样的馅料，通常蘸着酱油（soy sauce）、醋（vinegar）或大蒜（garlic）吃。
