Greetings to make elders love you this Chinese New Year

The first day of the Chinese New Year is almost here. 

Hop into the Year of the Rabbit with these 兔-rrific greetings to impress your elders while visiting. Hopefully, they’ll get you extra red packets from them!

兔年 refers to the Year of the Rabbit, while 吉祥 means auspicious.

In short, you are wishing the other party plenty of luck and a happy year ahead.

A wordplay on 前途无量 (qián tú wú liàng), wish your elders a promising future with boundless prospects – great for those venturing into a new business! 

福 means blessings while 寿 means to live a prosperous life. When combined with 双全, you are wishing them the best of both worlds. 

Want to wish your elders longevity and blessings in the new year? This greeting is perfect for that.

As they say, health is wealth.

As we emerge from the pandemic, there’s nothing better than wishing your elders good health.

If there are any newlyweds in your family, use this phrase to wish them a happy and fulfilling relationship!

This greeting can be used to wish for your elders to be full of energy and active.

If you hope to see your elders being happy in the Year of the Rabbit, you can wish them this. It translates to may your year be filled with an abundance of smiles and laughter.

An alternative to the greeting above, this phrase also wishes the recipient happiness that “reaches the tip of their eyebrows” or joy that radiates from their face.

Loosely translated as money is rolling, you can use this greeting to wish your elders a year of financial abundance ahead and that wealth would come pouring in.

If 2022 was rough for them, you might want to use this 10-character greeting which essentially translates to “new year, new atmosphere, don’t think about old matters”.

Now that you have learned these greetings, it’s your turn to master some of them and put it into practice. Hoppy Chinese New Year everyone!