Chinese word

庆贺

Pronunciation

Pinyinqìng hè

Meaning

  • verbcelebrate

Example

他们正在庆贺比赛的胜利。tā men zhèng zài qìng hè bǐ sài de shèng lì

They are celebrating the victory in the competition.

Illustration for 庆贺 (celebrate)

More examples

大家在广场上庆贺新年的到来。dà jiā zài guáng chǎng shàng qìng hè xīn nián de dào lái

Everyone celebrated the arrival of the new year in the square.

Core concept

A group marks a good result or happy occasion as a shared celebration while expressing good wishes to those involved.

Common phrases

  • 庆贺新年qìng hè xīn nián

    celebrate New Year

  • 庆贺婚礼qìng hè hūn lǐ

    celebrate a wedding

  • 庆贺晋升qìng hè jìn shēng

    celebrate a promotion

Similar words

祝贺zhù hè: Give someone congratulatory words about an achievement or happy event.
恭喜gōng xǐ: Give a brief spoken congratulations for someone's happy occasion.
庆祝qìng zhù: Gather people for a grand celebration of an event or occasion.
祝福zhù fú: Send good wishes for someone's happiness and future good fortune.

Definition in Chinese

对他人或事件表示祝贺，并常以仪式、致辞或集体活动的方式共同庆祝，常见于正式或公开的场合。duì tā rén huò shì jiàn biǎo shì zhù hè bìng cháng yǐ yí shì zhì cí huò jí tǐ huó dòng de fāng shì gòng tóng qìng zhù cháng jiàn yú zhèng shì huò gōng kāi de chǎng hé

Word origin

庆贺 (qìnghè, "celebrate; congratulate") is formed from 庆 (qìng, "celebrate") and 贺 (hè, "congratulate"), so the compound covers both the celebration and the congratulatory message.

Usage tips

  • The word fits an organized event or public statement better than a brief personal reaction, which helps explain its frequent use in official or ceremonial settings.

Other meanings

  • congratulateverb

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