How to Say ‘New Year should be bright and red.’ in Simplified Chinese
过年就要红红火火的。
guò nián jiù yào hóng hóng huǒ huǒ de
[guònián jiù yào hónghóng huǒhuǒ de]
🇨🇳 In China: Red is the lucky colour of New Year, said to scare off bad luck and bring prosperity. 红红火火 "bustling and prosperous" is also a common wish for a thriving business or a good life.
Phrase Breakdown
过年就要
guò nián jiù yào
Chinese New Year should be
过年 (guònián) means 'celebrate the New Year'. 就要 (jiù yào) here means 'ought to be'.
过年就要回家。
At New Year you should go home.
Words in this phrase
过年
guò nián
[guònián]
to celebrate the New Year
To spend or celebrate the Spring Festival.
我们回家过年。
We go home to celebrate the New Year.
就
jiù
[jiù]
emphasizing, just
Used to emphasize something is precisely or solely so.
这本书根本就不含剑法招式。
This book fundamentally does not include any sword techniques.
要
yào
[yào]
will; need to
Expresses necessity or likelihood.
进去要买票。
You need to buy a ticket to enter.
红红火火的。
hóng hóng huǒ huǒ de
bright, lively and prosperous
红火 (hónghuo) means 'flourishing', and doubling it makes it stronger. It is often pronounced hónghónghuǒhuǒ de.
祝你生意红红火火！
Wishing your business great prosperity!
Words in this phrase
红红火火
hóng hóng huǒ huǒ
[hónghóng huǒhuǒ]
prosperous; lively and bright
Literally 'red and fiery'; describes a thriving, lively, auspicious atmosphere.
祝你的生意红红火火。
May your business be prosperous.
的
de
[de]
the one (nominalizer)
Placed after a word to mean 'the ... one', replacing a noun.
我要大的。
I want the big one.
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