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Chinese New Year 2017 will take place from January 28 to February 11. During the Lunar New Year period Chinese people greet one another with unique sayings when they meet, where ordinarily they would not greet people with whom they do not have a personal relationship.
The following are some words and phrases that are used as greetings at Chinese New Year (with their Chinese characters, pinyin Romanization for Mandarin Chinese, and English translation).
Beginnings of Greetings and Sayings
Greeting an older (or respected) person is a little different in Chinese: nín for 'you', instead of the common nǐ. For example:
祝您…… Zhu nín... (/joo neen/) Wish you (older/respected) ...
祝你…… Zhu nǐ ... (/joo nee/) Wish you (younger/informal) ...
The Most Popular Greetings for Rooster Year 2017
鸡年吉祥 Jínián jíxiáng Good luck for this Rooster year
鸡年大吉 Jínián dàjí Lots of luck for this Rooster year
Common Greetings and Sayings for the Chinese New Year
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
吉祥如意 jíxiáng rúyì Good fortune according to your wishes
年年有余 Niánnián yǒuyú Surplus year-after-year
吉星高照 Jíxīng gāozhào Fortune will smile on you ('lucky star high shines')
心想事成 Xīnxiǎng shì chéng May all your wishes come true.
大吉大利 Dàjí dàlì Lots of luck and profits
Greetings and Sayings for Health
龙马精神 Lóng mǎ jīngshén The spirit of the dragon and horse
身体健康 Shēntǐ jiànkāng Enjoy good health
精灵活泼 Jīnglíng huópō A bright and lively spirit (especially used for children under the age of 10, wishing them to be active and smart)
Greetings and Sayings at Work and for Business
恭喜发财 Gōngxǐ fācái Happiness and prosperity (use this when receiving gifts or lucky money)
财源广进 Cáiyuán guǎngjìn 'Enter broadly wealth's source'
工作顺利 Gōngzuò shùnlì May your work go smoothly
事业有成 Shìyè yǒuchéng Success in your career
平步青云 Píngbù qīngyún Have a meteoric rise (usually to wish for promotions)
马到成功 Mǎ dào chénggōng Instant success
步步高升 Bùbù gāoshēng Promotions at every step
一帆风顺 Yīfān fēngshùn May your life go smoothly.
升官发财 Shēngguān fācái Win promotion and get rich
生意兴隆 Shēngyì xīnglóng Prosperous business
Greetings and Sayings for Students
学业有成 Xuéyè yǒuchéng Prosperous business
学习进步 Xuéxí jìnbù Progress in studies
金榜题名 Jīnbǎng tímíng Success in the examination (for those taking an important examination, including students.
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
Interesting Greeting
恭喜发财，红包拿来
Gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái
Wishing you happiness and prosperity; give me a red envelope.
Use this to greet someone if you're expecting lucky money. Only say this to close friends and relations. Don't say it to strangers or in a formal setting, to avoid looking presumptuous or ridiculous.