Chinese New Year Greetings: Lucky Wishes And Sayings

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Home / Tips / Holidays in China / Chinese New Year / Chinese New Year Greetings – Lucky Words and Sayings On the Lunar New Year’s Eve, Chinese people starts to greet each other through text or voice happy New Year messages, while later exchange Chinese New Year greetings face to face when visiting each other during the festival. Start the following lesson on the most popular sayings for Chinese New Year, with written Chinese characters, sound marks in pinyin, human voice pronunciation, and their lucky meanings.Say loudly in Chinese to express your joy and love to your family and friends!

5 Most Popular Chinese New Year Greetings

• 过年好 guò nián hǎo Happy New Year!
• 新年快乐，万事如意 xīn nián kuài lè, wàn shì rú yì Happy New Year and may all go well with you.
• 新年快乐，阖家幸福 xīn nián kuài lè, hé jiā xìng fú Happy New Year and wish you a happy family.
• 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái Wish you happiness and prosperity!
• 恭喜发财，红包拿来 gōng xǐ fā cái, hóng bāo ná lái Wish you happiness and prosperity; give me a red envelope. (kidding)

3 Ways to Say ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese

• 新年好 xīn nián hǎo Good New Year!
• 过年好 guò nián hǎo Have a happy New Year!
• 新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year!

You can add beginnings before New Year greetings:

• 祝你…… zhù nǐ Wish you… (for the same or younger generations)
• 祝您…… zhù nín Wish you… (for elder or respected people)
• 祝你新年快乐 zhù nǐ xīn nián kuài lè Wish you a happy New Year!

Variations of saying ‘Happy New Year’：

• 春节快乐 chūn jié kuài lè Happy Spring Festival!
• 新春快乐 xīn chūn kuài lè Happy New Spring!
• 恭贺新禧 gōng hè xīn xǐ Wish you a happy New Year!

Best 2019 Chinese New Year Greetings

• 猪年大吉 zhū nián dà jí Lucky Year of the Pig
• 猪年吉祥 zhū nián jí xiáng Lucky Year of the Pig
• 猪事顺利（诸事顺利） zhū shì shùn lì Everything smooth in the Year of the Pig.

Sayings for Good Luck & Best Wishes

• 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì Good luck and big profit
• 吉星高照 jí xīng gāo zhào The lucky star shines bright.
• 吉祥如意 jí xiáng rú yì Good fortune as you wish.
• 万事如意 wàn shì rú yì May all go well with you.
• 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng May all your wishes come true.
• 一帆风顺 yì fān fēng shùn Wish you a smooth life.

Chinese New Year Greetings for Family Life

• 阖家欢乐 hé jiā huān lè Joy and fun for the whole family
• 阖家幸福 hé jiā xìng fú Happiness for the whole family
• 年年有余 nián nián yǒu yú Surplus year after year

Chinese New Year Greetings for Good Fortune

• 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái Wish you happiness and prosperity!
• 财源广进 cái yuán guǎng jìn Wide and plentiful financial sources
• 财源滚滚 cái yuán gǔn gǔn May a river of gold flow into your pockets.
• 招财进宝 zhāo cái jìn bǎo Bring in wealth and treasure
• 金玉满堂 jīn yù mǎn táng Abundant wealth in the house

Greetings and Sayings for Business

• 生意兴隆 shēng yì xīng lóng Business flourishes
• 和气生财 hé qì shēng cái Harmony brings wealth

Greetings and Wishes for Career

• 步步高升 bù bù gāo shēng Continuous promotions to higher positions
• 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái Win promotion and make a fortune
• 事业有成 shì yè yǒu chéng Successful career
• 工作顺利 gōng zuò shùn lì Everything goes well with your work.
• 大展宏图 dà zhǎn hóng tú Realize one’s ambition
• 平步青云 píng bù qīng yún Meteoric rise in career
• 飞黄腾达 fēi huáng téng dá Rapid success in career
• 马到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng Win speedy success at the beginning

Sayings for Good Health & Safety

• 龙马精神 lóng mǎ jīng shén Vigorous spirit of the aged
• 身体健康 shēn tǐ jiàn kāng Good health
• 岁岁平安 suì suì píng ān Everlasting peace and safety year after year

Chinese New Year Greetings for Students

• 学习进步 xué xí jìn bù Progress in study
• 学业有成 xué yè yǒu chéng Achievement in study
• 金榜提名 jīn bǎng tí míng Succeed in important examinations

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