What are the best Chinese New Year greetings to say to people?
There are many greetings people give on Chinese New Year, mainly to wish good fortune in health, family, business and careers. China Highlights outlines the most popular:
??? – X?nnián h?o – Happy New Year
???? – G?unián jíxiáng – Good luck for this Dog year
???? – Jíxiáng rúyì – Good fortune according to your wishes
???? – Niánnián y?uyú – Surplus year-after-year
???? – Jíx?ng g?ozhào – Fortune will smile on you (‘lucky star high shines’)
???? – X?nxi?ng shì chéng – May all your wishes come true.
???? – Sh?nt? jiànk?ng – Enjoy good health
???? – Dàjí dàlì – Lots of luck and profits
???? – G?ngx? f?cái – Happiness and prosperity (use this when receiving gifts or lucky money)
???? – G?ngzuò shùnlì – May your work go smoothly
???? – Shìyè y?uchéng – Success in your career
???? – Píngbù q?ngyún – Have a meteoric rise (usually to wish for promotions)
???? – Sh?nggu?n f?cái – Win promotion and get rich
Gongxi, Gongxi ‘Greetings, Greetings’
?????? – M?i tiáo dàji? xi?o xiàng – Each small street and large street
?????? – M?igè rénde zu? l? – In everyone’s mouth
?????? – Jiànmiàn dìy? jù huà – The first sentence on meeting
?????? – Jiùshì g?ngx? g?ngx? – Is Greetings greetings
???????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? ya – Greetings greetings greetings to you!
??????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? – Greetings greetings greetings to you
?????? – D?ngti?n y? dào jìntóu – Winter has come to an end
?????? – Zh?nshi h?ode xi?oxi – That’s really good news
????? – W?nnu?n de ch?nf?ng – The warm spring wind
?????? – Jiù yào chu? x?ng dàdì – Will waken up the earth
???????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? ya – Greetings greetings greetings to you!
??????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? – Greetings greetings greetings to you
?????? – Hào hào b?ngxu? róngji? – All the snow and ice is melting
?????? – Y?nkàn méihu? t? ru? – The eyes see plum blossom
?????? – Mànmàn chángyè guòqù – Slowly the long nights pass
?????? – T?ng dào y?sh?ng j? tí – The sound of a cock crowing is heard
???????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? ya – Greetings greetings greetings to you!
??????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? – Greetings greetings greetings to you
?????? – J?ngguò du?sh?o kùnnán – After much difficulty
?????? – Lìj?ng du?sh?o mó liàn – After much testing
?????? – Du?sh?o xin’r pànwàng – How many hearts are hoping
?????? – Pànwàng ch?n de xi?oxi – Looking forward to the news of spring
???????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? ya – Greetings greetings greetings to you!
??????? – G?ngx? g?ngx? g?ngx? n? – Greetings greetings greetings to you
