Chinese new year greetings: Health & Happiness Greetings
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Key Phrases
新年快樂！
xīn nián kuài lè
Happy New Year!
恭喜發財！
gōng xǐ fā cái
Wishing you prosperity!
祝你身體健康、快樂。
zhù nǐ shēn tǐ jiàn kāng kuài lè
Wishing you good health and happiness.
Skills You'll Learn
Use common Lunar New Year greetings appropriately in conversation.
能在對話中正確使用常見的新年賀詞。
néng zài duì huà zhōng zhèng què shǐ yòng cháng jiàn de xīn nián hè cí
Form polite wishes using “Wish + you + (health/work/family peace)” patterns.
能用「祝＋你＋（健康／工作順利／闔家平安）」造句來表達祝福。
néng yòng zhù nǐ zào jù lái biǎo dá zhù fú
Make simple invitation/plan statements (e.g., when you have time, go home, eat reunion dinner; I’ll bring fruit).
能用簡單句子表達邀約與計畫（如：有空回家吃年夜飯、我帶水果去）。
néng yòng jiǎn dān jù zi biǎo dá yāo yuē yǔ jì huà
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re exchanging warm Lunar New Year greetings with a family member or close friend in Taiwan, wishing each other health, prosperity, and a smooth year ahead, and then making plans to come home for reunion dinner—offering to bring fruit to celebrate together.
Emily Smith ，新年快樂！
^FIRST^ ^LAST^ xīn nián kuài lè
Emily Smith, Happy New Year!
新年快樂！恭喜發財！
xīn nián kuài lè gōng xǐ fā cái
Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity!
祝你身體健康，平安順心。
zhù nǐ shēn tǐ jiàn kāng píng ān shùn xīn
Wishing you good health, peace, and everything going smoothly.
也祝你健康快樂，天天開心。
yě zhù nǐ jiàn kāng kuài lè tiān tiān kāi xīn
Wishing you health and happiness too—may you be happy every day.
今年工作順利，心想事成。
jīn nián gōng zuò shùn lì xīn xiǎng shì chéng
May your work go smoothly this year, and may all your wishes come true.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
新年
xīn nián
New Year
快樂
kuài lè
Happy; joyful
新年快樂！
xīn nián kuài lè
Happy New Year!
恭喜
gōng xǐ
Congratulations
🇹🇼 [恭喜] is common around Lunar New Year, often as part of set greetings like [恭喜發財]. By itself it can also mean ordinary congratulations, depending on the situation.
See breakdown →發財
fā cái
To get rich; to make a fortune
💬 [發財] is a fixed idea meaning getting rich or prospering, especially in New Year greetings. You'll also see it in [恭喜發財], where it sounds like a wish for good fortune, not a blunt comment about money.
See breakdown →恭喜發財！
gōng xǐ fā cái
Wishing you prosperity!
🇹🇼 [恭喜發財] is a classic Lunar New Year greeting, but it leans more toward prosperity than everyday warmth. In Taiwan, [新年快樂] is broader and safer with almost anyone.
See breakdown →祝
zhù
To wish
💬 [祝] is often followed directly by the person and the wish: [祝你平安], [祝大家快樂]. You don't need a word for "that" or "may" in between.
See breakdown →你
nǐ
You
身體
shēn tǐ
Body; health
💬 In greetings, [身體健康] is a very common set phrase for "good health." [身體] by itself is literally the body, but in this kind of sentence it naturally points to health and well-being.
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