Chinese Conversation · Level 19
90 words
Chinese word
祝好
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhù hǎo
Meaning
- interjectionbest wishes
Example
节假日前，他在邮件写下：祝好。jié jià rì qián tā zài yóu jiàn xiě xià zhù hǎo
Before the holiday, he wrote "Best wishes" in the email.
More examples
电话里，他对母亲说：祝好。diàn huà lǐ tā duì mǔ qīn shuō zhù hǎo
On the phone, he said "Best wishes" to his mother.
Core concept
A brief closing that sends a wish for the recipient's well-being and smooth affairs.
Common phrases
说声祝好shuō shēng zhù hǎo
say best wishes
对朋友说祝好duì péng yǒu shuō zhù hǎo
say best wishes to a friend
Similar words
保重bǎo zhòng: A brief parting wish for someone to stay well and take care.
Definition in Chinese
用于书信或邮件末尾的简短祝福语，表示祝愿对方身体健康、平安或一切顺利。yòng yú shū xìn huò yóu jiàn mò wěi de jián duǎn zhù fú yǔ biǎo shì zhù yuàn duì fāng shēn tǐ jiàn kāng píng ān huò yí qiè shùn lì
Word origin
祝好 (zhùhǎo, "best wishes") combines 祝 (zhù, "wish well") with 好 (hǎo, "well"), forming a compact wish for the recipient's well-being.
Usage tips
- This kind of sign-off commonly appears just before a sender's name, which helps identify it as a correspondence ending rather than an ordinary spoken goodbye.