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Congratulations III

Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Cam.

YJ: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, we are talking about congratulatory and celebratory words this
week. Have you ever made a toast?
CM: I certainly have!
YJ: Well today, I will teach you about that in Chinese. Let’s begin.

Key words of the day

Here’s to everyone’s health. 为了大家的健康干杯。I wish you success. 祝你成功。Let’s celebrate.
让我们庆祝一下。Have a good time. 祝你玩儿得开心All in today’s Chinese studio.

Cam: So if I want to make a toast, let’s say, to everyone’s health, what do I say?
YJ: 为了大家的健康，干杯。
Cam: wei4le da4jia1 de jian4kang1, gan1 bei1.
YJ: wei4le, for,
CM: wei4le,
YJ: da4 jia1 means everyone,
CM: da4 jia1.
YJ: jian4kang1, health
CM: jian4kang1
YJ: gan1 bei1, bottoms up
CM: I heard it quite a lot. Gan1 bei1.
YJ: 为了大家的健康，干杯。
CM: wei4le da4jia1 de jian4kang1, gan1 bei1. Here’s to everyone’s health.

Conversation1:
A: 为了大家的健康,干杯。
B: 好主意，干杯！

YJ：Cam, I’m doing a live coverage pretty soon.

Cam: And Yajie, I wish you success
YJ: Thank you!
CM：But I would like to know how to say it in Chinese?
YJ: it’s zhu4 ni3 cheng2 gong1.
CM: zhu4 ni3 cheng2 gong1.
YJ: zhu4 ni3 means wish you,
CM: zhu4 ni3.
YJ: cheng2 gong1, success,

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CM: cheng2 gong1.
YJ: zhu4 ni3 cheng2 gong1.
CM: zhu4 ni3 cheng2 gong1. I wish you success.

Conversation2:
A: 明天我要去考驾照。
B: 祝你成功。
A：谢谢。

CM: Yajie, what’s the Chinese for “let’s celebrate”?

YJ: it’s rang4 wo3men2 qing4zhu4 yi2 xia4.
CM: rang4 wo3men2 qing4zhu4 yi2 xia4.
YJ: rang4 wo3men2 means let us.
CM: rang4 wo3men2.
YJ: qing4 zhu4, celebrate,
CM: qing4 zhu4.
YJ: yi2xia4, a little bit.
CM: yi2xia4.
YJ: rang4 wo3men2 qing4zhu4 yi2 xia4.
CM: rang4 wo3men2 qing4zhu4 yi2 xia4. Let’s celebrate.

Conversation3:
A: 我中了一等奖。
B: 太好了，让我们庆祝一下！

CM: Yajie, then let’s go to the beach to celebrate doing Chinese Studio for a year.
YJ: oh, I can’t… 祝你玩儿得开心.
CM: what does that mean?
YJ: it means Have a good time!
CM: Thanks. And can you say that again?
YJ: sure. it’s zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1.
CM: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1
YJ: zhu4 ni3 means wish you,
CM: zhu4 ni3.
YJ: wan2erde, play,
CM: wan2erde,
YJ: kai1 xin1 means happy,
CM: kai1 xin1,
YJ: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1
CM: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1 Have a good time!

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Conversation 4:
A: 咱们一起去海边度假把。
B: 我去不了了，你去把。祝你玩儿得开心.

Key words reminder

Here’s to everyone’s health. 为了大家的健康，干杯。I wish you success. 祝你成功。Let’s celebrate.

让我们庆祝一下。Have a good time. 祝你玩儿得开心.All in today’s Chinese studio.

Cam: I’m sure the phrase I will use most, Yajie, is ganbei!
YJ: Yes, I bet. Let’s get to our question of the day. How do you say “I wish you success” in
Chinese?

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