黄金周快乐
huángjīnzhōu kuàilè
The English phrase 'happy golden week' is translated into Chinese as 黄金周快乐 (huángjīnzhōu kuàilè).
黄金周快乐 is a greeting used to wish someone a pleasant holiday during Golden Week.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 黄金周 (huángjīnzhōu), meaning 'golden week' and 快乐 (kuàilè), meaning 'happy'.
Which one should you use?
You can also use 黄金周愉快. Replacing 快乐 with 愉快 makes the greeting sound slightly more formal or elegant.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Chinese, the adjective or noun phrase describing the holiday precedes the word for 'happy' to form a greeting.
How do you pronounce it?
huángjīnzhōu kuàilè
Did you know?
- Because Golden Week creates massive crowds, people often use the word 人山人海 (rénshānrénhǎi), meaning 'mountains and seas of people', to describe their travel experience.
- While 'golden week' is a translation of the term, the concept originated in Japan to boost domestic tourism and was later adopted in China to manage holiday travel patterns.
- During this period, the phrase 抢票 (qiǎngpiào), literally 'grabbing tickets', becomes a common topic of conversation as people struggle to secure trains and flights.
Examples in context
- 老板，祝您黄金周快乐。Boss, wish you a happy Golden Week.
- 尊敬的客户，祝您黄金周快乐。Respected customer, wish you a happy Golden Week.
- 朋友，黄金周快乐。Friend, happy Golden Week.
- 哥们儿，黄金周快乐。Buddy, happy Golden Week.
- 爸爸，黄金周快乐。Dad, happy Golden Week.
- 祝您黄金周快乐，旅途愉快。Wish you a happy Golden Week, have a pleasant journey.
- 黄金周快乐，希望您和家人度过了美好的时光。Happy Golden Week, hope you had a wonderful time with your family.
- 祝你黄金周快乐。Zhù nǐ huángjīnzhōu kuàilè.I wish you a happy Golden Week.
- 大家黄金周快乐！Dàjiā huángjīnzhōu kuàilè!Happy Golden Week, everyone!
- 先祝大家黄金周快乐。Xiān zhù dàjiā huángjīnzhōu kuàilè.First, I wish everyone a happy Golden Week.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are saying goodbye before the long holiday begins.
- 佳怡 Jiayi志强，黄金周快乐！Zhìqiáng, huángjīnzhōu kuàilè!Zhiqiang, happy Golden Week!
- 志强 Zhiqiang谢谢佳怡，也祝你黄金周快乐。Xièxiè Jiāyí, yě zhù nǐ huángjīnzhōu kuàilè.Thanks Jiayi, I wish you a happy Golden Week too.
- 佳怡 Jiayi你会去哪里旅游吗？Nǐ huì qù nǎlǐ lǚyóu ma?Are you going traveling anywhere?
- 志强 Zhiqiang我想回家休息一下。Wǒ xiǎng huí jiā xiūxi yīxià.I want to go home and rest a bit.
