Happy New Year in Chinese(Most frequently used ones)
Simplified Chinese: 新年快乐！
English Meaning: Happy new year!
Chinese Pinyin: Xīn nián kuài lè
Pronunciation: Xin-nian-kwua-le!
Literally Meaning in Chinese: New Year Happy!
Simplified Chinese: 新年好！
English Meaning: Happy new year!
Chinese Pinyin: Xīn nián hǎo
Pronunciation: Xin-nian-howw!
Literally Meaning in Chinese: New Year Good!
Simplified Chinese: 过年好！
English Meaning: Happy new year!
Chinese Pinyin: Guò nián hǎo
Pronunciation: guo-nian-howw!
Literally Meaning in Chinese: Pass New Year well!
Simplified Chinese: 祝您全家新春快乐！
English Meaning: Wish your family a happy near year!
Chinese Pinyin: Zhu nin quan jia xin chun kuai le!
Pronunciation: zhuu-nin-chun-jia-xin-chun-kuwa-le!
Simplified Chinese: 祝大家新春快乐！
English Meaning: Wish everybody happy new year!
Chinese Pinyin: Zhu da jia xin chun kuai le!
Pronunciation: zhuu-da-jia-xin-chun-kuwa-le!
Popular Wishing Phases during Chinese New Year
Simplified Chinese: 心想事成
English Meaning: May all your wishes come true!
Chinese Pinyin: Xīnxiǎng shì chéng
Pronunciation: Xin-xiang-she-cheng
Literally Meaning in Chinese: Heart will things done!
Simplified Chinese: 万事如意
English Meaning: May all your wishes be fulfilled!
Chinese Pinyin: Wan shi ru yi
Pronunciation: wan-she-ru-ii
Literally Meaning in Chinese: Thousands things goes according to your will!
Simplified Chinese: 大吉大利
English Meaning: Big luck and big profits.
Chinese Pinyin: Dà-jí dà-lì
Pronunciation: da-ji-da-li
Simplified Chinese: 吉祥如意
English Meaning: Good fortune meeting your wishes.
Chinese Pinyin: jí-xiáng-rú-yì
Pronunciation: ji-xiang-ru-ii
Literally Meaning in Chinese: Lucky goes according to your will!
Greetings for Health
Simplified Chinese: 岁岁平安
English Meaning: May you peaceful all year round.
Chinese Pinyin: Sui sui ping an
Pronunciation: sui-sui-ping-ann!
Simplified Chinese: 身体健康
English Meaning: Enjoy good health.
Chinese Pinyin: Shēn tǐ jiàn kāng
Pronunciation: shen-ti-jian-kang!
Simplified Chinese: 恭喜发财，红包拿来
English Meaning: Wishing you happiness and prosperity and please give me a red envelope.
Chinese Pinyin: Gōng xǐ fā cái, hóng bāo ná lái
Pronunciation: kong-xi-fa-cai-hong-bow-na-lai!
Attention: This is only used between close friends and relations when you are excepting a red envelope for lucky money.
Greetings for Fortune and Business
Simplified Chinese: 恭喜发财
English Meaning: Happiness and prosperity.
Chinese Pinyin: Gōng xǐ fā cái
Pronunciation: kong-xi-fa-cai
Literally Meaning in Chinese: wish happiness set wealth!
Attention: This is commonly used in Cantonese.
Simplified Chinese: 财源广进
English Meaning: Enter broadly wealth’s source.
Chinese Pinyin: Cái yuán guǎn gjìn
Pronunciation: cai-yuan-guang-jin
Simplified Chinese: 生意兴隆
English Meaning: Prosperous business
Chinese Pinyin: Shēng yì xīng lóng
Pronunciation: sheng-ii-xing-luong
Attention: Best saying for any owner of a shop.
Greetings for Colleagues
Simplified Chinese: 步步高升
English Meaning: Promotions at every step.
Chinese Pinyin: Bù bù gāos hēng
Pronunciation: bu-bu-gao-sheng
Simplified Chinese: 升官发财
Chinese Pinyin: Shēng guān fā cái
Pronunciation: sheng-guan-fa-cai
English Meaning: Win promotion and get rich.
Simplified Chinese: 工作顺利
English Meaning: May your work go smoothly.
Chinese Pinyin: Gōng zuò shùn lì
Pronunciation: gong-zuo-swun-lii
Literally Meaning in Chinese: Work smooth!
Greetings for Students
Simplified Chinese: 学习进步
English Meaning: Progress in studies.
Chinese Pinyin: Xué xí jìn bù
Pronunciation: xue-xi-ji-bu
Simplified Chinese: 学业有成
English Meaning: Achieve in studies.
Chinese Pinyin: Xué yè yǒu chéng
Pronunciation: xue-ye-yow-cheng
Simplified Chinese: 金榜题名
English Meaning: Succeed in the important examinations.
Chinese Pinyin: Jīn bǎng tí míng
Pronunciation: jin-bang-tii-ming
Literally Meaning in Chinese: Golden list write name!
Greetings for Lovers in Chinese
Simplified Chinese: 我爱你
English Meaning: I love you!
Chinese Pinyin: wo-ai-ni
Pronunciation: Wall-Eye-knee
Simplified Chinese: 我永远爱你
English Meaning: I love you forever!
Chinese Pinyin: wo-yong-yuan-ai-ni
Pronunciation: Wall-yong-yuan-Eye-knee
Simplified Chinese: 你是我的唯一
English Meaning: You are my only one!
Chinese Pinyin: ni-shi-wo-de-wei-yi
Pronunciation: knee-she-wo-de-wei-ii
Simplified Chinese: 你是我生命中最珍贵的礼物
English Meaning: You are my most perious gift in my life!
Chinese Pinyin: ni-shi-wo-shneg-ming-zhong-zui-zhen-gui-de-li-wu
Pronunciation: knee-she-wo-sheng-ming-zhong-zui-zhen-gui-de-li-wuu