Lunar New Year: Wishing someone prosperous new year with formal greetings

💬 也 (yě) "also" goes before the verb, never at the end of the sentence the way English "too" can: 我也去 "I'm going too".

🇨🇳 This is a cheerful, slightly playful greeting, especially common in the south. Kids often follow it up with 红包拿来 "hand over the red envelope" as a joke.

💬 This is a fixed four-character set phrase: 万事 "ten thousand matters" (everything) + 如意 "as you wish". Learn it whole rather than piece by piece.

💬 Put 得 (de) after a verb to comment on how well it's done: verb + 得 + description. Another example: 你写得真好 "you write really well".

🇨🇳 Chinese people often praise a foreigner's Chinese warmly, even after just a few words. A modest 哪里哪里 (nǎ li nǎ li) "not at all" is the polite reply.

💬 The 的 at the end marks that you're asking about a detail of something that already happened, here who did the teaching. Compare 你怎么来的？ "How did you get here?"

💬 The answer mirrors the question's 的 pattern: the person goes up front, then verb + 的. Swap the person to answer the same way: 我朋友教的 "my friend taught me".

💬 Dropping 一 from 一个 makes an offer sound casual and light, like "have a…". Another example: 喝个茶 "have some tea".

🇨🇳 Tangerines are a New Year staple because 橘 sounds like 吉 (jí) "luck". Hosts press them on guests, and accepting is polite.

💬 Said (jú zi), with the 子 light and toneless.

🇨🇳 This is an old-fashioned, auspicious phrase often heard from older relatives or seen on decorations. It sounds festive rather than everyday.

💬 The second 谢 is said lightly: (xiè xie).

🇨🇳 Saying you have more visits ahead is the standard polite way to leave during New Year. Hosts accept it without feeling slighted.

🇨🇳 During the first days of the New Year, people make the rounds to relatives, elders, and friends. They bring gifts, exchange greetings, and children collect red envelopes.

🇨🇳 This is the host's standard send-off as guests leave, said warmly at the door.

🇨🇳 过年好 (guò nián hǎo) is the most natural greeting during the Spring Festival itself. It is especially common in northern China and among family.