It's the most wonderful time of the year ✨
The holiday season brings joy to people worldwide, and if you're celebrating with Chinese-speaking friends, these phrases will help you share your warmest wishes in Chinese.
Merry Christmas
Christmas has become increasingly popular in China over the years. Here's a quick guide to wishing someone "Merry Christmas" in Mandarin 🎄
圣诞节快乐!
Shèngdàn Jié kuàilè!
Merry Christmas!
(lit. "Christmas-happy/merry")
🤓 You can also add a friendly greeting 祝你 (zhù nǐ), which means "I wish you," for a full sentence:
祝你圣诞快乐!
Zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè!
I wish you a Merry Christmas!
In China, Christmas Eve is marked by the unique tradition of gifting apples, symbolizing peace and harmony, as "apple" (苹果 píngguǒ) sounds like "peace" (平安 píng'ān) in Chinese.
平安夜
píng'ān yè
Christmas Eve
(lit. "peace-night")
平安果
píng'ān guǒ
Christmas apple
(lit. "harmony/peace-fruit")
Learn the most popular Christmas words with our Daily Chinese video:
Happy New Year
Now let's learn how to say "Happy New Year" in Chinese:
元旦快乐!
Yuándàn kuàilè!
Happy New Year!
(lit. "first-daybreak-happy")
新年快乐!
Xīnnián kuàilè!
Happy New Year!
(lit. "new-year-happy")
As 2025 approaches, be sure to check out our previous post to learn Chinese vocabulary related to the New Year:
| Chinese Vocabulary to Greet the New Year 🎉
New Year's Day
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