Now you know how to talk about date and time in Chinese, let’s continue with some more special occasions, holidays and how to wish people well in Chinese.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.

Holidays & Good wishes in Chinese

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Good wishes

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
All the best!万事如意！wàn shì rú yì!zh-sing_all-the-best
Congratulations!恭喜！gōng xǐ!zh-sing_congratulations
Good luck!祝你好运！zhù nǐ hǎo yùn!zh-sing_good-luck
Happy birthday!生日快乐！shēng rì kuài lè!zh-sing_happy-birthday
Merry Christmas!圣诞快乐！shèng dàn kuài lè!zh-sing_merry-christmas
Happy Easter!复活节快乐！fù huó jié kuài lè!zh-sing_happy-easter
Happy New Year!新年快乐！xīn nián kuài lè!zh-sing_happy-new-year
with all my heart / wholehearted全心全意quán xīn quán yìzh-sing_with-all-my-heartwholeheartedly

Holidays & festive occasions

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
birthday生日shēng rìzh-sing_birthday
Christmas圣诞节shèng dàn jiézh-sing_christmas
Yule圣诞季shèng dàn jìzh-sing_yule
Christmas Eve平安夜píng ān yèzh-sing_christmas-eve
Easter复活节fù huó jiézh-sing_easter
Easter holidays复活节假期fù huó jié jià qīzh-sing_easter-holidays
Pentecost / Whitsun圣灵降临节shèng líng jiàng lín jiézh-sing_pentecostwhitsun
New Year’s Eve新年前夜xīn nián qián yèzh-sing_new-years-eve
New Year新年xīn niánzh-sing_new-year
wedding婚礼hūn lǐzh-sing_wedding
name day命名日mìng míng rìzh-sing_name-day
Valentine’s Day情人节qíng rén jiézh-sing_valentines-day
anniversary周年纪念日zhōu nián jì niàn rìzh-sing_anniversary

Verbs

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) invite邀请yāo qǐngzh-sing_to-invite
(to) wish祝愿zhù yuànzh-sing_to-wish
(to) make a gift制作礼物zhì zuò lǐ wùzh-sing_to-make-a-gift
(to) get得到dé dàozh-sing_to-get

Vocabulary & Phrases

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
party [Sg]聚会jù huìzh-sing_party
parties [Pl]聚会jù huìzh-plur_party
birthday party生日聚会shēng rìjù huìzh-sing_birthday-party
invitation [Sg]邀请yāo qǐngzh-sing_invitation
invitations [Pl]邀请yāo qǐngzh-plur_invitation
I invite you to the party!我邀请你来参加聚会！wǒ yāo qǐng nǐ lái cān jiā jù huì!zh-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party
wish [Sg]祝福zhù fúzh-sing_wish
wishes [Pl]祝福zhù fúzh-plur_wish
What would you like? / What do you want?你想要什么？nǐ xiǎng yào shén me?zh-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want
surprise [Sg]惊喜jīng xǐzh-sing_surprise
surprises [Pl]惊喜jīng xǐzh-plur_surprise
present / gift [Sg]礼物lǐ wùzh-sing_presentgift
presents / gifts [Pl]礼物lǐ wùzh-plur_presentgift

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