How to Say ‘I wish you good health, and grow up fast.’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你身體健康，快快長大。
zhù nǐ shēn tǐ jiàn kāng kuài kuài zhǎng dà
[zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng kuàikuài zhǎngdà]
💬 Usage Tip: 祝你 (zhù nǐ) "wish you" can go in front of any good wish. For example, 祝你新年快樂 means "Happy New Year to you."
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Giving a red envelope usually comes with a spoken blessing. For a child, health and growing up are the standard wishes. Adults instead get wishes for wealth or success.
Phrase Breakdown
祝你身體健康，
zhù nǐ shēn tǐ jiàn kāng
Wishing you good health,
This is a common blessing. 你 is used here because the speaker is talking to a child.
生日快樂，祝你身體健康。
Happy birthday, wishing you good health.
Words in this phrase
祝
zhù
[zhù]
to wish
Used to express good wishes to someone.
祝你新年快樂！
Wishing you a happy new year!
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
身體
shēn tǐ
[shēntǐ]
body; health
The physical body; often used to mean one's health.
他的身體很健康。
His body is very healthy.
健康
jiàn kāng
[jiànkāng]
healthy; health
Being in good physical condition; common in New Year blessings.
爺爺很健康。
Grandpa is very healthy.
快快長大。
kuài kuài zhǎng dà
and may you grow up quickly.
This is a wish for children. 長 is read zhǎng here, meaning 'to grow'.
小寶貝，快快長大。
Little darling, grow up fast.
Words in this phrase
快快
kuài kuài
[kuàikuài]
quickly
Reduplicated form of 快, sounding warm and gentle, often used with children.
快快吃飯吧。
Hurry and eat.
長大
zhǎng dà
[zhǎngdà]
to grow up
To become bigger or become an adult.
我長大要當老師。
When I grow up I want to be a teacher.
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