How to say Happy New Year in Chinese
Chinese New Year, different from the Western observance on January first, is an important festival based on the Chinese lunar calendar. Because it follows the phases of the moon, the holiday falls on different dates each year.
Also known as Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name, the celebration traditionally runs from Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. This makes the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar.
Traditionally, the evening preceding Chinese New Year's Day is an occasion for families to gather for an annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red papercut-outs and poetic couplets with popular themes of "good fortune" or "happiness," "wealth," and "longevity." Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red envelopes to family members and close friends.
Here are some words and phrases about Chinese New Year：
xīn nián
新年 new year
chūn jié
春节 spring festival
ɡuònián
过年 celebrate the spring festival
bàinián
拜年 pay a New Year call, wish someone a Happy New Year
xīn nián kuài lè
新年快乐 happy new year
Chūn Jiē Kuài Lè
春节快乐 happy new year
ɡōnɡ hè xīn xǐ
恭贺新禧 happy new year
jí xiánɡ rú yì
吉祥如意 good luck and happiness to you
hónɡ bāo
红包 red paper containing money as a gift
chūn lián
春联 spring festival scrolls, New Year scrolls
tiēchūn lián
贴春联 Pasting spring couplets and pictures
nián huà
年画 new year pictures
tuán yuán
团圆 family reunion
fú lùshòu
福禄寿 Happiness, prosperity, longevity
ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái
恭喜发财 May you be happy and prosperous
wàn shì rú yì
万事如意 all the best
dà jí dà lì
大吉大利 I wish you good fortune and every success
To have a happy new year in China, you should also want to know:
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