Chinese New Year Greeting & Sayings
Beginnings of Greetings and Sayings
Wish you (older/respected) － 祝您... (Zhu nín...) Wish you (younger/informal) － 祝你… (Zhu nǐ ...)
Greetings for Rooster Year 2017
Good luck for this Rooster year －鸡年吉祥 (Jí nián jí xiáng) Lots of luck for this Rooster year － 鸡年大吉 (Jí nián dà jí)
General Well-Wishing
Happy New Year
新年快乐 (Xīn nián kuài lè) 新年好 (Xīn nián hǎo) 过年好 (Guò nián hǎo)
Surplus year-after-year －年年有余 (Nián nián yǒu yú)
Fortune will smile on you － 吉星高照 (jí xīng gāo zhào)
May all your wishes come true －心想事成 (Xīn xiǎng shì chéng)
Lots of luck and profits －大吉大利 (Dàjí dàlì)
Greetings and Sayings at Work and for Business
Happiness and prosperity － 恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái)
Use this to greet someone if you're expecting lucky money. Only say this to close friends and relations. Don't say it to strangers.
May your work go smoothly －工作顺利 (gōngzuò shùnlì)
Success in your career － 事业有成 (shìyè yǒuchéng)
Promotions at every step － 步步高升 (bùbù gāoshēng)
Prosperous business －生意兴隆 (shēngyì xīnglóng)
Wishing a Long Life
Enjoy good health － 身体健康 (shēn tǐ jiàn kāng)
May you live for one hundred years － 长命百岁 (cháng mìng bǎi suì)
May your luck be as immense as the Eastern Sea －福如东海 (fú rú dōng hǎi)
Wishing a Happy Family
May you gather happily under one roof － 欢聚一堂 (huān jù yī táng)
Happiness for the whole family － 阖家幸福 (hé jiā xìngfú)
May you be blessed with safety and peace － 平平安安 (píng píng ān ān)
Wishing students success
Prosperous business －学业有成 (xuéyè yǒuchéng)
Progress in studies － 学习进步 (xuéxí jìnbù)
Success in the examination － 金榜题名 (jīnbǎng tímíng)
