WeChat Dialogs for Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year is just around the corner! There are a tone of Chinese New Year traditions that will come into play as we welcome the Year of the Tiger, but this use of WeChat for the CNY well-wishing is unavaoidable. It can be a little confusing what is appropriate to send on WeChat, however.

That’s why we've made a set of Chinese New Year WeChat conversations that students of various levels can use, and we're sharing them with you!

A2 (Elementary) Level

B1 (Intermediate) Level

B1 (Intermediate) Level: Group Chat

B1+ Level

Common Chinese New Year Phrases

  • 新年好 (Xīnnián hǎo) Happy New Year

  • 春节快乐 (Chūnjié kuàilè) Happy Chinese New Year

  • 过年好 (Guònián hǎo) Happy Chinese New Year

  • 恭喜发财 (Gōngxǐ fācái) lit. "congratulations and be prosperous"

  • 给您拜年了 (gěi nín bàinián le) happy Chinese New Year wishes to you

  • 心想事成 (xīn xiǎng shì chéng) may your heart's desire come true

  • 万事如意 (wànshì rúyì) may all your wishes be fulfilled

These are some of the simpler and more common Chinese New Year wishes. If you are a Chinese language learner, these words and phrases above are safe to use.

If you find these useful and have a Chinese teacher, you can share these with your teacher and cover them in your lessons.

Happy Year of the Tiger from all of us at AllSet Learning!