February 1, 2022March 6, 2023 Kexin Su

Chinese New Year Words, Phrases & Greetings

Lessons, Level 1

Happy Chinese New Year!

新年好！

On this festive occasion, let’s discover some of the interesting and must-know Chinese words, phrases, and greetings related to the Chinese New Year celebrations.

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Chinese New Year Words, Phrases & Greetings

How To Say New Year In Chinese?

• 新年 (xīn nián): New Year

How To Say Spring Festival In Chinese?

Well, Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival.

• 春节 (chūn jié): the Spring Festival

Passenger Transport

During the New Year, Chinese people travel from faraway places, covering long distances to come back to home. This is the time of largest human migration on this planet.

• 春运 (chūn yùn): (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival period

Spring Festival Couplets

We decorate our home with Spring Festival couplets.

• 春联 (chūn lián): Spring Festival couplets; New Year scrolls

Celebrate New Year Together

Chinese people get together with their family members on the spring festival and celebrate the New Year together.

• 过年 (guò nián): celebrate the New Year
• 团圆 (tuán yuán): Family reunion

New Year’s Eve

Chinese people enjoy a big reunion dinner on the New Year’s Eve.

• 除夕 (chú xī): New Year’s Eve

Gala

It has become a traditions to watch the Spring Festival gala on TV during the New Year’s Eve.

• 春晚 (Chūnwǎn): Spring Festival gala

Red Packets

It’s part of the Chinese culture to send red packets to friends, family members, and colleagues:

• 红包 (hóng bāo): red paper containing money as a gift

The Year Of Tiger

The current year 2022 is the year of the tiger:

• 虎年 (hǔ nián): Chinese year of the tiger

Common New Year Greetings

• 新年快乐 (Xīnnián kuàilè): Happy New Year
• 新年好 (Xīnnián hǎo): Happy New Year
• 过年好 (Guònián hǎo): Happy New Year
• 新年大吉 (Xīnnián dàjí): Wishing you a very lucky (highly auspicious) New Year
• 恭喜发财 (gōng xǐ fā cái): May you be happy and prosperous!

How To Say Happy New Year of Tiger?

• 虎年快乐 (Hǔ nián kuàilè): Happy New Year of the tiger.
• 虎年大吉 (Hǔ nián dàjí): Happy (lucky) New Year of the tiger.

Pronunciation (Audio)

1. 新年好！
2. 新年
3. 春节
4. 春运
5. 春联
6. 团圆
7. 除夕
8. 春晚
9. 红包
10. 虎年
11. 新年快乐
12. 新年好
13. 过年好
14. 新年大吉
15. 恭喜发财
16. 虎年快乐
17. 虎年大吉

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