恭喜 (gōng xǐ) — to congratulate
Definition
Used like 'congratulations!' — a set phrase for congratulating someone on good news. 祝贺 is the more formal, written equivalent; 祝 is a general 'wish (someone) well'.
verb
to congratulate
Examples
- 恭喜。Wǒ gōng xǐ nǐ tōng guò le kǎo shì.I congratulate you on passing the exam.
- 恭喜。Dà jiā gōng xǐ tā jié hūn le.Everyone congratulated him on getting married.
- 恭喜。Wǒ men gōng xǐ nǐ qǔ dé le hǎo chéng jì.We congratulate you on achieving good results.
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