How to say “congratulate” in Chinese
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“Congratulate” in Chinese is 祝贺, zhù hè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
祝贺 is read zhù hè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 礻 “altar”; on the right, 兄: originally, to say a prayer.
On top, 加 “add”; at the bottom, 贝 “shell, money”: you congratulate with a gift.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “祝贺”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 祝贺. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 祝贺你获奖zhùhènǐhuòjiǎngCongratulations on your award!
More words from the lesson “Congratulations and jokes”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “congratulate” in Chinese?
“Congratulate” in Chinese is 祝贺, pinyin zhùhè.
What does 祝贺 mean?
祝贺 (zhùhè) means “congratulate”.
How do you write 祝贺?
祝贺 is 2 characters: 祝 (zhù) — wish (well); 贺 (hè) — congratulate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 祝贺?
祝贺 is read zhùhè. Tones: zhù — fourth tone, hè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“congratulate” in the lesson “Congratulations and jokes”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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