恭喜

Meaning(verb)

to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!

Classic New Year greeting: 恭喜发财 (wishing you prosperity).

Examples

• 恭喜你考上了大学！

  gōng xǐ nǐ kǎo shàng le dà xué!

  Congratulations on getting into university!

• 听说你结婚了，恭喜恭喜！

  tīng shuō nǐ jié hūn le, gōng xǐ gōng xǐ!

  I heard you got married. Congratulations!

• 大家都来恭喜他升职。

  dà jiā dōu lái gōng xǐ tā shēng zhí.

  Everyone came to congratulate him on his promotion.

Easily confused

• 祝贺 — 恭喜 is colloquial and often doubled (恭喜恭喜); 祝贺 is more formal and used in writing.

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