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So Chinese New Year is just a few days away. If you have Chinese friends and family or if you live in a Chinese neighborhood, you will be able to get a feel of the Chinese New Year festive mood.



Although the HSK syllabus doesn’t have any Chinese New Year greetings, it is still fun to learn a greeting or two, just to show off to, and surprise your friends, family or even passerby.



Below are some of the common Chinese New Year greetings:



CNY Greetings Pinyin English Audio 新年快乐 Xīnnián kuàilè Happy New Year Link 恭喜发财 Gōngxǐ fācái May prosperity be with you Link

步步高升 Bùbùgāo shēng Get promoted to a higher position. Link 生意兴隆 Shēngyì xīnglóng Prosperous and thriving business Link

大吉大利 Dàjí dàlì Great fortune and good luck Link

龙马精神 Lóngmǎ jīngshén Full of vigour and vitality Link

年年有余 Nián nián yǒuyú Surplus year after year Link

万事如意 Wànshì rúyì May everything go as you hope! Link

财源广进 Cáiyuán guǎng jìn May wealth come generously to you! Link

心想事成 Xīn xiǎng shì chéng May all your wishes come true! Link



Chinese people are pretty sensitive, so be sure to use the appropriate greeting as every person has a different circumstance.



Just to share with you my personal experience. Gongxi facai is considered to be a universal Chinese New Year greeting in Malaysia. When I was very young,I used to go around wishing everyone Gongxi facai.



On the first day of Chinese New Year, my parents brought me to a temple for some prayers. The young me, thinking I was being polite, wished the monk 恭喜发财 (Gongxi facai). My mum was horrified and apologized to the monk profusely. I didn’t think I had done anything

wrong until my mum explained to me that it is rude to wish a monk 恭喜发财 (Gongxi facai) because a monk doesn’t possess material things and therefore cannot prosper.



新年快乐 (Xīnnián kuàilè) is perhaps a more neutral greeting.



Last but not least, the All Musing team wish everyone a very Happy New Year. Watch out for our next Newsletter for new publications soon.



Chinese Graded Reader for HSK 2 and above Great Wall of China HSK 1 Storybook Series HSK 1 Storybook HSK 1 Storybook Vol 2 HSK 1 Storybook Vol 3 HSK 2 Storybook Series HSK 2 Storybook Vol 1 HSK 2 Storybook Vol 2 HSK 2 Storybook Vol 3 HSK 3 Storybook Series HSK 3 Storybook Vol 1 HSK 3 Storybook Vol 2 HSK 3 Storybook Vol 3 Other HSK Books HSK 1 Grammar Workbook HSK 2 Grammar Workbook HSK 3A Grammar Workbook HSK 3B Grammar Workbook Chinese Stories for Beginners Chinese Stories Book 1 Chinese Stories Book 2 Chinese Stories Book 3

Chinese Classics – for HSK 5 and above