恭喜 gōngxǐ to congratulate
to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
How to remember 恭喜: 恭 polite + 喜 happy = to congratulate.
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How it is used
- Congratulations - 恭喜你考上大学 (gōngxǐ nǐ kǎoshàng dàxué) congrats on getting into college.
- Both an interjection and a verb (恭喜 + person + happy event). The doubled festive form 恭喜恭喜 is warm and common, and 恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái) is the standard Lunar New Year greeting.
- More congratulatory/spoken than the formal written 祝贺 (zhùhè).
Example sentences
- 恭喜你！ Gōngxǐ nǐ!Congratulations!
- 我听说你通过了入学考试。恭喜你了！ Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ tōngguò le rùxuékǎoshì.gōngxǐ nǐ le!I hear you passed the entrance exam. Congratulations!