恭喜

gōng

Traditional: 恭喜

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Translation

congratulations, to congratulate

Word origin

A compound of 恭 (gong, respectful) and 喜 (xi, joy or happiness), expressing respectful happiness offered to another, hence congratulations.

Origin
compound
Root
恭 (gong, respectful) + 喜 (xi, joy)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 恭

Stroke order for 喜

Examples

Congratulations on passing the exam.

Congratulations on your wedding.

Everyone came to congratulate him.

cái

Wishing you wealth and prosperity.

Congratulations on finding a new job.

恭喜 (gōng xǐ) means congratulations, to congratulate. It is used to offer good wishes on a happy occasion.

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This word is part of lesson 21.