How To Say Happy New Year In Chinese

Last year I explained How to say Happy Saint Patrick's Day In Irish, so I thought I'd wish my Chinese friends a Happy New Year and tell you all how to wish your Chinese friends and colleague a Happy New Year in their native language.

English	Chinese (Simplified)	Pinyin	Pronunciation	Literal Translation
Happy new year	新年快乐	Xin Nian Kuai Le	Shin nee-an quai luh	New(Xin) Year(Nian) Happy(Kuai Le)

Chinese New Year is the biggest celebration in the Chinese calendar. Business usually shuts down except for restaurants. It is a time families to get together to celebrate the start of a new year. This year is the year of the Rabbit which is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.

China tends to have its own Chinese versions of social networking sites. Here is a list:

Chinese Social Networking Site	What Is It?
http://renren.com	A Facebook-type social networking site
http://t.sina.com.cn	A microblogging site
http://kaixin.com	A social gaming site
http://youku.com	Video networking site
http://www.tudou.com	Video networking site
http://baike.baidu.com	A wiki
http://zhuaxia.com	Social bookmarking
http://baidu.com	A search engine

And so to all you Chinese, 新年快乐!