Chinese new year greetings: Prosperity & Wealth 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!
萬事如意！
wàn shì rú yì
May everything go your way!
Skills You'll Learn
Use common Lunar New Year greetings appropriately in conversation
能在對話中得體使用常見的新年賀詞
néng zài duì huà zhōng dé tǐ shǐ yòng cháng jiàn de xīn nián hè cí
Form well-wishes with the pattern “Wish you…” + positive outcome
能用「祝你……」＋祝福內容來造句表達祝福
néng yòng zhù nǐ zhù fú nèi róng lái zào jù biǎo dá zhù fú
Respond politely and exchange red envelopes with auspicious wording
能用吉祥話禮貌回應，並在發紅包/收紅包時說合適的話
néng yòng jí xiáng huà lǐ mào huí yīng bìng zài fā hóng bāo shōu hóng bāo shí shuō hé shì de huà
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're visiting friends during Lunar New Year in Taiwan, exchanging festive greetings, wishing each other prosperity, health, and happiness, and politely giving and receiving red envelopes for good luck.
新年快樂！
xīn nián kuài lè
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!
謝謝！祝你財源廣進！
xiè xiè zhù nǐ cái yuán guǎng jìn
Thank you! Wishing you abundant wealth!
也祝你生意興隆！
yě zhù nǐ shēng yì xìng lóng
Wishing you a thriving business as well!
祝你年年有餘，天天開心。
zhù nǐ nián nián yǒu yú tiān tiān kāi xīn
Wishing you abundance year after year, and happiness every day.
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] often gets used as a New Year greeting even though it literally means "congratulations." In Taiwan, saying [恭喜] by itself around Lunar New Year sounds natural and festive.
See breakdown →發財
fā cái
To get rich; to make a fortune
恭喜發財！
gōng xǐ fā cái
Wishing you prosperity!
🇹🇼 [恭喜發財] is a classic Lunar New Year greeting, but it focuses on wealth and prosperity. It sounds especially fitting with shop owners, coworkers, clients, or anyone talking in a business-minded festive way.
See breakdown →謝謝！
xiè xiè
Thank you!
祝你
zhù nǐ
Wish you...
💬 [祝你] is a useful pattern for good wishes: [祝你] + wish. You can swap in lots of endings, like [祝你快樂] or [祝你平安].
See breakdown →財源
cái yuán
Sources of wealth; income streams
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