祝你们新婚快乐
Zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè
祝你们新婚快乐 (Zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè) is the Chinese way to say congratulations on your wedding.
祝你们新婚快乐 is used to express good wishes to a couple who have just married. It is used specifically for the period of being a newlywed and is more common than general wedding greetings.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase begins with 祝, which means 'to wish' or 'to pray for'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase more respectful when addressing a single person or a couple in a formal setting, you can replace 你们 (nǐmen – you plural) with 您 (nín – you polite) to say 祝您新婚快乐.
How do you pronounce it?
Zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè
What mistakes should you avoid?
When writing wedding congratulatory messages, avoid mentioning unlucky or negative words such as 'death' or 'separation'.
When do people say it?
It is customary to give a red envelope (红包) filled with money as a gift when attending a Chinese wedding.
Did you know?
- In Chinese wedding culture, the color white is traditionally associated with mourning and funerals, so you will rarely see it in the visual decorations accompanying these greetings.
- The phrase 祝你们新婚快乐 is often accompanied by the gift of 'double happiness' symbols, two mirrored characters 囍 that represent the joining of two families.
- Traditional Chinese wedding greetings often emphasize 'harmony' and 'union' more than 'love', reflecting a cultural focus on family stability over romantic passion.
Examples in context
- 祝你们新婚快乐！愿你们的生活充满爱、幸福和繁荣。Congratulations on your wedding! May your life together be filled with love, happiness, and prosperity.
- 祝你们新婚快乐！Zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè!Congratulations on your wedding!
- 再次祝你们新婚快乐。Zàicì zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè.Congratulations on your wedding once again.
- 我们要祝你们新婚快乐。Wǒmen yào zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè.We want to congratulate you on your wedding.
Example conversation
At a wedding banquet, a friend greets the groom.
- 雨婷 Yuting志强，祝你们新婚快乐！Zhìqiáng, zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè!Zhiqiang, congratulations on your wedding!
- 志强 Zhiqiang谢谢雨婷，非常感谢！Xièxiè Yǔtíng, fēicháng gǎnxiè!Thank you Yuting, thank you very much!
- 雨婷 Yuting你们看起来很幸福。Nǐmen kàn qǐlái hěn xìngfú.You two look very happy.
- 志强 Zhiqiang我们会一直幸福的。Wǒmen huì yìzhí xìngfú de.We will be happy forever.
