happy new year in Chinese
xīn nián kuài lè ·Happy New Year (greeting) ·31 strokes HSK 3
happy new year in Chinese is 新年快乐, pronounced xīn nián kuài lè.
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Stroke order of 新
Stroke order of 年
Stroke order of 快
Stroke order of 乐
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HSK level
HSK 3新年快乐 is written entirely with characters at HSK 3 level or below. An intermediate band: enough vocabulary for everyday conversation and travel.
新年快乐 in a sentence
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祝 你 新 年 快 乐 ！Happy New Year to you!
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新 年 快 乐 ，万 事 如 意 。Happy New Year, may everything go well.
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大 家 新 年 快 乐 ！Happy New Year, everyone!
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新 年 到 了 ，新 年 快 乐 ！The new year is here, happy new year!
新年快乐 vs 新年好 vs 生日快乐
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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新年好 xīn nián hǎo Happy New Year
The shorter, warmer alternative — literally 'new year good'. Both are used; 新年快乐 mirrors 'happy new year' more literally.
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生日快乐 shēng rì kuài lè happy birthday
Same 快乐 'happy' frame but a different occasion — birthdays, not New Year.