Chinese New Year Greetings and Sayings 2026
When the Chinese New Year is coming, everyone is prepared to visit your relatives or friends to send New Year wishes. Or you go to a local restaurant and want to show off little. Besides “xīnnián kuàilè! (Happy New Year)”, there are many other greetings and sayings to express your great wish to others for the new year. In Chinese, most of the phrases are composed of four Chinese characters. Following are basic and most popular greetings in English and Chinese with meanings.
Two Words You Should Say before the Greeting Phrases
Greeting an older person or someone you respect is a little different in Chinese from greeting a young person younger than you.
祝您……Zhu nín... - Wish you (older or respected)...
祝你……Zhu nǐ ... - Wish you (younger or informal)...
Greetings for 2026
Greetings for 2026 Year of the Horse
Chinese：2026 马年到！愿所有的美好都“马上”发生！
Pinyin：Èr líng èr liù mǎ nián dào! Yuàn suǒ yǒu de měi hǎo dōu “mǎ shàng” fā shēng!
English：Everything good is just about to happen—RIGHT NOW (on the horse)!
Chinese：祝您马年大吉，万事如意！
Pinyin：Zhù nín mǎ nián dà jí, wàn shì rú yì!
English：Wishing you great luck in the Year of the Horse and may all your wishes come true!
Chinese： 祝你马年一马当先，前程似锦！
Pinyin： Zhù nǐ mǎ nián yī mǎ dāng xiān, qián chéng sì jǐn!
English： May you take the lead in the Year of the Horse and have a brilliant future ahead!
Chinese： 愿您新的一年“马”上有福，身体健康！
Pinyin： Yuàn nín xīn de yī nián "mǎ" shàng yǒu fú, shēn tǐ jiàn kāng!
English：May you have happiness "on the horse" (right away) and enjoy good health in the New Year!
Chinese： 祝朋友马年龙马精神，马到成功！
Pinyin：Zhù péng yǒu mǎ nián lóng mǎ jīng shén, mǎ dào chéng gōng!
English：Wishing you the energy of a dragon and horse, and immediate success in all you do!
Chinese： 马年快乐！策马奔腾，追逐梦想！
Pinyin：Mǎ nián kuài lè! Cè mǎ bēn téng, zhuī zhú mèng xiǎng!
English：Happy Year of the Horse! Gallop forward and chase your dreams!
Chinese： 感谢您过去一年的支持。祝您马年财源广进，生意兴隆！
Pinyin： Gǎn xiè nín guò qù yī nián de zhī chí. Zhù nín mǎ nián cái yuán guǎng jìn, shēng yì xīng lóng!
English：Thank you for your support over the past year. Wishing you abundant wealth and prosperous business in the Year of the Horse!
Wish Someone a Happy Chinese New Year in Chinese
新年好 xīnnián hǎo - Happy New Year
过年好 guònián hǎo -Happy New Year
新年快乐 xīnnián kuàilè - Happy New Year
新春快乐 xīnchūn kuàilè - Happy 'New Spring'
春节快乐 chūnjié kuàilè - Happy Spring Festival
恭贺新禧 gōng hè xīn xǐ - Best wishes for the year to come!
Greetings and Sayings for Good Luck
吉祥如意 jíxiáng rúyì - Good luck and happiness as you wish.
心想事成 xīnxiǎng shì chéng - May all your wishes come true.
万事如意 wànshì rúyì - May all your wishes be fulfilled.
吉星高照 jíxīng gāozhào - Fortune will smile on you.
大吉大利 dàjí dàlì - Lots of luck and profits
一帆风顺 yīfān fēngshùn - Hope everything goes well.
Greetings and Sayings for Health
身体健康 shēntǐ jiànkāng - Enjoy good health.
健康长寿 jiànkāng chángshòu - Wish a good health and longevity.
多福多寿 duōfú duōshòu - Live long and proper.
龙马精神 lóng mǎ jīngshén – Wish you as energetic as dragon and horse!
笑口常开 xiàokǒu chángkāi - Wish someone will be always laughing or happy.
岁岁平安 suìsuì píng ān - May you start safe and sound all year round.
Greetings and Sayings for the Family
阖家欢乐 héjiā huānlè - Felicity of the whole family
阖家幸福 héjiā xìngfú - Happiness for the whole family
全家幸福 quánjiā xìngfú - Happiness for the whole family
幸福美满 xìngfú měimǎn - Wish a happy and sweet life.
Greetings for Business and Wealth
恭喜发财 gōngxǐ fācái - Wishing you make a lot of money and prosperous.
财源广进 cáiyuán guǎngjìn- May a river of gold flow into your pocket.
财源滚滚 cáiyuán gǔngǔn – Money luck to roll in.
财运亨通 cáiyùn hēngtōng - May many fortunes find their way to you!
年年有余 niánnián yǒuyú - Surplus year-after-year
生意兴隆 shēngyì xīnglóng - Prosperous business
事业发达 shìyè fādá – Wish you a good career.
事业兴旺 shìyè xīngwàng - Wish your business prosperous.
Greetings for Work
工作顺利 gōngzuò shùnlì - May your work go smoothly.
事业有成 shìyè yǒuchéng – Success for your career
马到成功 mǎ dào chénggōng- Win success immediately.
平步青云 píngbù qīngyún - Have a meteoric rise or a promotion in career.
步步高升 bùbù gāoshēng - Promotions at every step
升官发财 shēngguān fācái- Win promotion and get rich.
飞黄腾达 fēihuáng téngdá - Have a meteoric rise in career!
Greetings and Sayings for Students
学业有成 xuéyè yǒuchéng- successful in study or have achievements in learning
学习进步 xuéxí jìnbù - make progress in study
金榜题名 jīnbǎng tímíng - Success in the important examination
Interesting Greeting
恭喜发财，红包拿来 Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái - Wish you a fortune！Give me a red packet！(You can only say this to your close friends.)
Chinese Calendar
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| 15廿八/28 | 16廿九/29 | 正月 (Jan) 17初壹/1 | 18初二/2 | 19初三/3 | 20初四/4 | 21初五/5 |
| 22初六/6 | 23初七/7 | 24初八/8 | 25初九/9 | 26初十/10 | 27十壹/11 | 28十二/12 |
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