Chinese New Year – Words, Greetings, Phrases, Messages

Chinese New Year 2023 is here! What are the common greetings, phrases, and messages to share on Chinese New Year?

In this lesson, let’s learn common greetings, phrases, and messages related to Chinese New Year.

Check out the books to learn Chinese Poems

• Ancient Chinese Poems
• Li Bai’s Selected Poems

How to say Chinese New Year in Chinese?

Chinese New Year is called Chun Jie in Chinese.

• 春节 (chūn jié): The Spring Festival

How to say Chinese New Year’s Eve?

Chinese New Year’s Eve is called Chu Xi.

• 除夕 (chú xī): New Year’s Eve; Chinese New Year’s Eve

In the year 2023, the New Year’s Day falls on 22^nd January. Chu Xi, the New Year’s Eve is on 21^st January.

Spring Festival Gala

On the Chinese New Year’s Eve, Chinese people watch the Spring Festival Gala known as Chun Wan.

• 春晚 (chūn wǎn): Spring Festival Gala

How to say the Year of Rabbit?

Year of the Rabbit is called Tu Nian.

• 兔年 (tù nián): Year of the rabbit

Year 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit.

Spring festival rush

During the Chinese New Year holidays, often termed as the largest human migration season, most of the Chinese people living far from their home will travel back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year with their family members.

This travel rush, generally lasting for over 1 month, is called Chun Yun.

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

What is Tuan Yuan?

Tuan Yuan is the gathering of the family members on festive occasions.

• 团圆 (tuán yuan): Reunion

• 全家团圆 (Quánjiā tuányuán): Family reunion

Chinese New Year – Greetings, Phrases, Messages

• 新年快乐。
• xīn nián kuài lè.
• Happy New Year.

• 春节快乐。
• chūn jié kuài lè
• Happy Spring Festival

• 兔年快乐。
• Tù nián kuàilè.
• Happy Year of the Rabbit.

• 新年好。
• Xīnnián hǎo.
• Happy New Year; a Good New Year

• 新年大吉。
• Xīnnián dàjí.
• Wishing you the best of luck on the new year.

• 恭喜发财
• Gōng xǐ fā cái
• May you be happy and prosperous (Gong Xi Fa Cai).