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Wishing People Well at Chinese New Year

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ID: 2837 Intermediate
  In this lesson, we teach you how to wish someone a Happy Chinese New Year. First we teach you the most common ones like "xin nian kuai le", or "gong xi fa cai." We also teach you some Year of the Monkey specific ones that make you look super smart, as well as some really advanced phrases that will have people wowed by your linguistic genius.
Fri Feb 05 2016 | Fiona Tian, Iona Tian
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新年快乐
xīnnián kuàilè
Happy New Year
恭喜发财
gōngxǐ fācái
(new years greeting) wish you prosperity and great fortune.
恭喜！恭喜！
gōngxǐ ！gōngxǐ ！
greetings! greetings!
财源广进、财源滚滚
cáiyuánguǎngjìn 、cáiyuángǔngǔn
financial avenues wide open; profits pouring in from all sides
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