How to Say ‘Wishing you a smooth new year!’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你新的一年順順利利！
zhù nǐ xīn de yī nián shùn shùn lì lì
[zhù nǐ xīn duh yī nián shùnshùnlìlì]
Phrase Breakdown
祝你新的一年
zhù nǐ xīn de yī nián
wishing you, in the new year
祝你 means 'I wish you'. It begins a blessing. 新的一年 means 'the new year'.
祝你生日快樂！
Happy birthday to you!
Words in this phrase
祝
zhù
[zhù]
wish
To express one's hope or desire for another's happiness.
祝您生日快樂！
Wish you a happy birthday!
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
新
xīn
[xīn]
new
Not previously known or used.
我買了一台新電腦。
I bought a new computer.
的
de
[duh]
's; of; linking particle
A common particle used to connect descriptions to nouns, like 'nearby ATM' or 'the ATM nearby.'
我想找附近的提款機。
I want to find a nearby ATM.
一
yī
[yī]
one
Indicates a single item or unit.
我有一隻貓
I have one cat.
年
nián
[nián]
year
A unit of time, 12 months.
這是去年的照片。
This is last year's photo.
順順利利！
shùn shùn lì lì
everything goes smoothly!
This is 順利 (smooth) doubled for emphasis and warmth: shùn-shùn-lì-lì.
希望一切順順利利。
I hope everything goes smoothly.
Words in this phrase
順順利利
shùn shùn lì lì
[shùnshùnlìlì]
smoothly; without a hitch
Reduplicated form of 順利, emphasizing everything goes well.
希望工作順順利利。
I hope work goes smoothly.
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