Chinese words and phrases for New Year’s Day

Besides knowing the basic, "Happy New Year" (新年快乐), here's the top 6 Chinese words and phrases for your New Year's Day!

6. 敬酒 (jìng jiǔ): toast

qǐ shēn jìng jiǔ 10 fēn zhōng hòu, tā fā xiàn yuán běn fàng zài zuò wèi shàng de hēi sè shǒu bāo bù jiàn le

起身敬酒10分钟后，他发现原本放在座位上的黑色手包不见了

After 10 minutes of getting up and making toasts, he found out that the black wallet which was put on the seat disappeared

5. 香槟酒 (xiāng bīn jiǔ): champagne

xiāng bīn jiǔ de wèidào chún měi, shì hé rèn hé shí kè yǐn yòng, pèi rèn hé shí wù dōu hǎo, yě shì hé yòng lái gān bēi

香槟酒的味道醇美，适合任何时刻饮用，配任何食物都好，也适合用来干杯

Champagne has a mellow taste, suitable to drink any time, goes great with any food, and is great for toasts.

4. 时代广场 (shí dài guǎng chǎng): Times Square

shí dài guǎng chǎng de xīn nián dào jì shí huó dòng shì quán qiú zuì shèng dà de yuán dàn kuáng huān

时代广场的新年倒计时活动是全球最盛大的元旦狂欢

The Times Square countdown event is the world's biggest New Year's welcome

3. 倒计时(dào jì shí): countdown

zuó tiān xià wǔ, yí hé yuán '2013 běi jīng xīn nián dào jì shí' huó dòng xiàn chǎng zhǔ huì tái yǐ jīng dā jiàn wán bì

昨天下午，颐和园"2013北京新年倒计时"活动现场主会台已经搭建完毕

Yesterday afternoon, Summer Palace's '2013 Beijing New Year Countdown' activity is is fully set

2.  新年愿望 (xīn nián yuàn wàng): New Year's resolution

wǒ yǒu gè xīn nián yuàn wàng, nǐ men kě yǐ bāng wǒ shí xiàn ma

我有个新年愿望, 你们可以帮我实现吗

I have a New Year's resolution, may you guys help me achieve this?

1. 辞旧迎新 (cí jiù yíng xīn): out with the old and in with the new

cí jiù yíng xīn yǒng yuǎn shì xīn nián bù biàn de zhǔ tí

辞旧迎新永远是新年不变的主题

Out with the old and in with the new is always an unchanging topic of the New Year

Source: Fluentu