How Do You Say Good Luck in Chinese?

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Learn Chinese word for “good luck”: 好运【hǎoyùn】, 幸运【xìngyùn, and 福【fú】, and see examples of how they are used. Learn to wish “good luck” to others!

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The Chinese language has several words for “good luck”. The most commonly used are 好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】，幸运【xìngyùn= good fortune, good luck, lucky】and 福【fú= good luck, good fortune, blessing, happiness】.

The phrase “good luck” in Chinese is often used to bring in the New Year, or to wish someone well on exams, job interviews, etc.

Explanation & Examples

To wish someone good luck, you can say:

Example 1:

Good luck!

I wish you good luck!

我【wǒ=I】祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】！

我祝你好运！

我【wǒ=I】祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】幸运【xìngyùn=good luck】！

我祝你幸运！

The singular first-person pronoun “I” can also be omitted.

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】！

祝你好运！

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】幸运【xìngyùn=good luck】！

祝你幸运！

Example 2:

Good luck all your life!

I wish you have blessing all your life!

祝【zhù=wish】福【fú= good fortune, good luck, blessing】你【nǐ=you】一生【yīshēng=all one’s life】！

祝福你一生！

Example 3:

Good luck all your life!

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】一生【yīshēng=all one’s life】！

祝你好运一生！

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】幸运【xìngyùn=good luck】一生【yīshēng=all one’s life】！

祝你幸运一生！

When to Use the Phrase ‘Good Luck’

a. New Year

Example:

Good luck in New Year!

I wish you good luck in New Year!

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】新年【xīnnián=new year】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】！

祝你新年好运！

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】新年【xīnnián=new year】幸运【xìngyùn=good luck】！

祝你新年幸运！

b. Competition or Contest

Example:

Good luck in the competition!

I wish you good luck in the competition!

祝【zhù=wish】你【nǐ=you】比赛【bǐsài=competition, contest】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】！

祝你比赛好运！

c. Job Interview

Example:

Good luck all of you with your job interviews.

祝【zhù=wish】你们【nǐmen=you (second person plural)】求职【qiúzhí=apply for job】面试【miànshì=interview】好运【hǎoyùn】。

祝你们求职面试好运。

d. Exam

Example:

Good luck all of you with your exams.

祝【zhù=wish】你们【nǐmen=you (second person plural)】考试【kǎoshì=exam】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】。

祝你们考试好运。

祝【zhù=wish】你们【nǐmen=you (second person plural)】考试【kǎoshì=exam】幸运【xìngyùn =good luck】。

祝你们考试幸运。

e. Wedding Day

Example:

Dear friends, let’s wish the new couple good luck together.

Dear friends, let’s wish the new couple a blessing life together.

亲爱【qīn’ài=dear】的【de】朋友们【péngyǒumen=friends】，让【ràng=let】我们【wǒmén=we】共同【gòngtóng=joint, together】为【wèi=for】这【zhè=this】对【duì= be directed at】新人【xīnrén=new couple, bride】祝【zhù=wish】福【fú=good luck, blessing, good fortune】吧【ba】。

亲爱的朋友们，让我们共同为这对新人祝福吧。

f. It can also be used as encouraging word.

Example:

Good luck will surely come to you.

你【nǐ=you】一定【yīdìng=surely】会【huì=will】有【yǒu=have】好运【hǎoyùn=good luck】的【de】。

你一定会有好运的。

你【nǐ=you】一定【yīdìng=surely】会【huì=will】有【yǒu=have】幸运【xìngyùn =good luck】的【de】。

你一定会有幸运的。