恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
Pinyin

Definition

恭喜发财
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gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

喜
xǐ
  1. 1 to be fond of
  2. 2 to like
  3. 3 to enjoy
  4. 4 to be happy
  5. 5 to feel pleased
  6. 6 happiness
  7. 7 delight
  8. 8 glad
喜欢
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
惊喜
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
喜事
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding
喜剧
xǐ jù
  1. 1 comedy
  2. 2 CL:部[bù],齣|出[chū]
喜好
xǐ hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 fond of
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 to love
  5. 5 one's tastes
  6. 6 preference
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
喜悦
xǐ yuè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 joyous
喜爱
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
喜庆
xǐ qìng
  1. 1 jubilation
  2. 2 festive
喜乐
xǐ lè
  1. 1 joy
喜气
xǐ qì
  1. 1 hilarity
  2. 2 cheerful atmosphere
喜洋洋
xǐ yáng yáng
  1. 1 radiant with joy
报喜
bào xǐ
  1. 1 to announce good news
  2. 2 to report success
大喜
dà xǐ
  1. 1 exultation
恭
gōng
  1. 1 respectful
恭喜
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
恭贺
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes
欣喜
xīn xǐ
  1. 1 happy

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
喜极而泣
xǐ jí ér qì
  1. 1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
  1. 1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
  2. 2 well received
  3. 3 to one's liking
乔迁之喜
qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng
  1. 1 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle

Sample Sentences

恭喜发财
gōngxǐ fācái
(new years greeting) wish you prosperity and great fortune.
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新年快乐、恭喜发财！祝大家身体健康！
xīnnián kuàilè 、gōngxǐ fācái ！zhù dàjiā shēntǐ jiànkāng ！
Happy New Year! May you have a prosperous year! We wish you all good health!
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大家新年好！恭喜发财！祝大家万事如意！
dàjiā xīnniánhǎo ！gōngxǐ fācái ！zhù dàjiā wànshì rúyì ！
Happy New Year, everyone! Gongxi facai! Here's wishing that everything goes well for everyone.
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恭喜发财！
gōngxǐ fācái ！
May you be happy and prosperous!
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恭喜发财，红包拿来！
gōngxǐ fācái ，hóngbāo nálái ！
May you be happy and prosperous! Take out your red envelopes!
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老王，新年好！恭喜发财！
Lǎo Wáng ，xīnnián hǎo ！gōngxǐ fācái ！
Happy new year, Lao Wang! May you be happy and prosperous!
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你也是！恭喜发财！恭喜发财！
nǐ yě shì ！gōngxǐ fācái ！gōngxǐ fācái ！
You too. May you be happy and prosperous!
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门上贴着"恭喜发财"四个字。
mén shàng tiē zhe "gōngxǐfācái "sì ge zì 。
There are four characters pasted on the door - '恭喜发财'.
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小姨新年好！恭喜发财，红包拿来！
xiǎoyí xīnnián hǎo ！gōngxǐ fācái ，hóngbāo nálái ！
Happy New Year, auntie! May you be happy and prosperous! Please give me my red envelope!
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