CNY greetings - fun cards and crossword

Updated: Feb 2

What greetings do I use?

Other than these common greetings 新年快乐 & 恭喜发财, how about something different this lunar new year? How about these?

  • 大吉大利 (dà jí dà lì) - May you have good luck

  • 吉祥如意 (jí xiáng rú yì) - May you have good fortune

  • 万事顺意 (wàn shì shùn yì) - May everything go well for you

  • 青春永驻 (qīng chūn yǒng zhù) - May you be young and beautiful forever

  • 春节快乐 (chūn jié kuài lè) - Happy Spring Festival

  • 事业有成 (shì yè yǒu chéng) - Wishing you every success in your career

  • 诸事顺利 (zhū shì shùn lì) - May all be smooth sailing for you

  • 快高长大 (kuài gāo zhǎng dà ) - May you grow tall and big

  • 学业有成 (xué yè yǒu chéng) - Wishing you every success in your studies

  • 心想事成 (xīn xiǎng shì chéng) - May all your wishes come true

  • 金玉满堂 (jīn yù mǎn táng ) - May your home be filled with wealth and treasures

  • 金榜题名 ( jīn bǎng tí míng) - May you ace your examination

  • 岁岁平安(suìi suì píng ān) - May you have peace and safety year after year

  • 平步青云 (píng bù qīng yún) - May you have a meteoric rise

  • 步步高升 (bù bù gāo shēng) - May you reach higher levels with each step

  • 吉星高照 (jí xīng gāo zhào) - May your lucky star shine upon you

These greetings can be downloaded from https://www.funchinesewordgames.com/dl-cny-greetings as a printable file (PDF) which yields a deck of fun cards and a crossword puzzle.

CNY greetings - fun cards

With some printing (preferably on stiffer paper) and cutting, you can turn the first few pages of the PDF into a deck of fun cards.

There are so many ways to use these fun cards:

  • play a lunar new year variation of a memory game (print twice so that you get matching cards)

  • put them up as part of your new year decorations

  • personalise them by painting the background (of those that have white background)

  • insert them into angpow (together with the money of course)

  • keep them with you for a sneak review before you say the greeting

  • play some form of card game with them (based on your own rules)

  • use them as flashcards.

CNY greetings - crossword puzzle

Need some familiarisation before saying the greetings? Do it the fun way. Play the crossword on the second to last page of the PDF.

Download now from https://www.funchinesewordgames.com/dl-cny-greetings. Have fun!

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