Chinese New Year sayings

It is the year of the Rabbit soon! Decorate your house with Chinese new year rabbit decorations!

For those of you who are going to celebrate Chinese New Year on February 3th, we have a treat for you! In case you forgot or completely do not know any of the Chinese New Year greetings in Mandarin, we have found some phrases for you to practice to show your friends and family how cultured and prepared you are for the wonderful Chinese New Year festivities! Join us in learning a little bit of Chinese.

Happy New Year – xīn nián kuài lè – 新年快樂

Happy New Year (another saying) – gōng hè xīn xǐ – 恭賀新禧

Congratulations and Prosper – gōng xǐ fā cái – 恭喜發財

Wishing you prosperity every year – nián nián yǒu yú – 年年有餘

(Said if something breaks to ward off bad luck) – suì suì ping ān – 歲歲平安

Replace the old with the new – chú jiù bù xīn – 除舊佈新

Good luck for the year – nián xíng dà yùn – 年行大運