祝你早日康复
zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù
In Chinese, "I hope you feel better" is expressed as 祝你早日康复 (zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù).
The phrase 祝你早日康复 is a way to wish someone a quick recovery from an illness or injury. It is most commonly used in written form, such as in a text message, a get-well card or a formal letter.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 祝你早日康复 literally translates to "wish you soon-day recover-health".
Which one should you use?
While 祝你早日康复 is the standard way to express this sentiment, it can feel slightly formal for very close friends in casual spoken conversation.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can make the phrase more polite and respectful for elders or superiors by replacing 你 (nǐ) with 您 (nín), resulting in 祝您早日康复.
How do you pronounce it?
zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù
Did you know?
- In Chinese culture, giving a clock as a get-well gift is a serious taboo because the phrase 'giving a clock' 送钟 sounds exactly like the phrase for 'attending a funeral'.
- While 祝你早日康复 is common in writing, people often say 多喝热水 meaning 'drink more hot water' as a practical way to show care for someone feeling unwell.
- It is common to accompany a wish for recovery with a gift of fruit, but pears are often avoided because the word for 'pear' 梨 sounds like the word for 'separation' 离.
Examples in context
- 祝您早日恢复健康。Wishing you a speedy recovery and a return to good health soon.
- 祝你早日康复！Wishing you a speedy recovery!
- 希望你早点好起来！Hope you get better soon!
- Li Ming, 希望你早点好起来Li Ming, hope you get better soon
- 照顾好自己，早日康复Take care and get better soon
- 祝你早日康复。Zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù.I hope you feel better soon.
- 听说明天手术，祝你早日康复。Tīngshuō míngtiān shǒushù, zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù.I heard you have surgery tomorrow, I hope you feel better soon.
- 多休息，祝你早日康复。Duō xiūxi, zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù.Rest more, I hope you feel better soon.
Example conversation
Wei is visiting Zihan in the hospital.
- 伟 Wei梓涵，你现在感觉怎么样？Zǐhán, nǐ xiànzài gǎnjué zěnmeyàng?Zihan, how are you feeling now?
- 梓涵 Zihan我觉得好多了，谢谢你的关心。Wǒ juéde hǎo duō le, xièxie nǐ de guānxīn.I feel much better, thank you for your concern.
- 伟 Wei太好了，祝你早日康复。Tài hǎo le, zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù.That's great, I hope you feel better soon.
- 梓涵 Zihan谢谢你，伟。Xièxie nǐ, Wěi.Thank you, Wei.
