Mandarin Monday: Lucky Sayings to Remember During CNY

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Times flies, it’s time again to celebrate Chinese New Year! No matter who you are going to visit, it’s customary to greet one another with lucky sayings for a good new year during this holiday time. Especially on Chinese New Year’s Eve, you are likely to receive a lot of good luck messages from everywhere (yes, including your mobile service). Here are some popular phrases and sentences for you to use when you greet your family, your friends, your boss, or even your teacher!

Greetings for the Year of the Rat 2020

• Happy New Year 新年快乐 xīnnián kuàilè

• Happy New Spring 新春快乐 xīnchūn kuàilè

• Happy Spring Festival 春节快乐 chūnjié kuàilè

• Happy Year of the Rat 鼠年快乐 shǔnián kuàilè

• Lucky Year of the Rat 鼠年大吉/鼠年吉祥  shǔnián dàjí/ shǔnián jíxiáng

• Hope everything goes well in the Year of the Rat! 鼠年顺利 shǔnián shùnlì
  

Sayings for good luck and health

• May all go well with you 万事如意 wànshì rúyì 

• The lucky star shines bright 吉星高照 jíxīng gāozhào

• May all your wishes come true 心想事成 xīnxiǎng shìchéng

• Wish you every success 一帆风顺 yīfān fēngshùn 

• Good luck and big profit 大吉大利 dàjí dàlì

• Good health 身体健康 shēntǐ jiànkāng

• Everlasting peace and safety year after year 岁岁平安 suìsuì píngān
  

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To elders

• Wish you a joyful (and healthy) family 阖家幸福(安康) héjiā xìngfú (ānkāng)

• Happiness for the whole family 阖家欢乐 Héjiā huānlè

• May you have good health and longevity 健康长寿 jiànkāng chángshòu /福寿安康 fúshòu ānkāng

• May your happiness be as immense as the Eastern Sea, and may you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains 福如东海，寿比南山 fúrú dōnghǎi, shòubǐ nánshān
  

To students

• Wish you great achievement in your studies 学业有成 xuéyè yǒuchéng

• Wish you great improvement and progress in your studies 学业进步 xuéxí jìnbù

• Study well and make progress every day 好好学习，天天向上 háoháo xuéxí tiāntiān xiàngshàng

To colleagues

• Promotions at every step 步步高升 bùbù gāoshēng

• Success in your career 事业有成 shìyè yǒuchéng

• May your work go smoothly 工作顺利 gōngzuò shùnlì

• Prosperous business 生意兴隆 shēngyì xīnglóng
  

Examples:-Happy New Year!
新年快乐! Xīnnián kuàilè!

-Wish you a Happy New Year too, thank you!
也祝您/你新年快乐，谢谢！Zhu nín/nǐ Xīnnián kuàilè, xièxiè!
(Use nín to greet an older or respected person in Chinese, while nǐ is informal.)

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