Collection of Chinese New Year Greeting Card 2012

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 During the period of New Year, Chinese people would friendly greet one another with some unique greetings as they come across each other, while on ordinary days, they do not greet those people they do not have personal relationships with. Following are some greeting word for Chinese New Year.  China Highlights is your China tour expert ( see why choose us to book a China tour). We now offer you some great tours which combine visiting sights with learning Chinese.



Beginnings of Greeting Sayings


The greetings to an elder one and a younger one are little bit different in Chinese, but in English, there is no difference.
If the one you are to greet is elder than you, you can say:
Wish you or bless you… (??…/joo neen/ )
If the one you are to greet is younger than you, you can say:
Wish you or bless you… (??…/joo nee/)

Phrases of Greeting Sayings

Common Greeting Sayings in Chinese New Year
(xin nián kuài lè) Happy New Year!
(guò nián hao) Happy New Year!
(xin nián jìn bù) New Year’s progress (This is appropriate to greet any person, no matter elder, young or of any relationship.)
(gong xi fa cái) happy and prosperous (It is always used as the phrase when one receiving gifts or lucky money during Chinese New Year.)
(cái yuán guang jìn) wealth pores in from all directions
(nián nián you yú) always get more than you wish for (a wish for surpluses and bountiful harvests every year)
(jí xing gao zhào) smiles of fortune
(jí xiáng rú yì) good fortunes as you wishes

Greeting sayings for health
(lóng ma jing shén) spirit of dragon and horse
(shen ti jiàn kang) enjoy good health
(jing líng huó po) aware and active (It is specially used for children with the age under 10 years, wishing them to be active and smart.)

Greeting sayings to work and business
(sheng yì xing lóng) prosperous business
(wàn shì rú yì) good luck in every thing
(gong zuò shùn lì) everything goes well with your work
(shì yè you chéng) succeed in your careers
(píng bù qing yún) have a meteoric rise (usually used to wishes for promotion)
(ma dào chéng gong) success immediately upon arrival (It is usually used to express the wish for succeeding in doing something, like taking part in an emanation, a negotiation and a competition.)

Greeting sayings for study
(xué yè you chéng) have success at school
(xué xí jìn bù) progress in studies
These two phrases are greeting sayings reserved for students, wishing them improvements in their studies.
(jin bang tí míng) succeed in the examination (This reserved for those are going to take some important examinations, including students.)

Greeting saying to family
(hé jia huan lè) felicity of whole family