How to Say ‘Happy New Year’ in Simplified Chinese
新年快乐
xīn nián kuài lè
[xīnnián kuàilè]
💬 Usage Tip: Swap the time word to reuse this pattern: 生日快乐 "happy birthday", 周末快乐 "happy weekend".
Phrase Breakdown
新年
xīn nián
[xīnnián]
New Year
The new year; often refers to the Lunar New Year in greetings.
新年快乐！
Happy New Year!
快乐
kuài lè
[kuàilè]
happy; joyful
Describes a happy feeling; very common in holiday and birthday wishes.
祝你生日快乐！
Happy birthday to you!
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