生日祝福
shēng rì zhù fú
Birthday wishes
生日祝福 (shēngrì zhùfú) refers to the good wishes or blessings that people give to someone on their birthday. It's the noun for "birthday wishes" and is often used when talking about sending or receiving these wishes.
When to use it
Neutral. While 生日祝福 is the noun for "birthday wishes," the most common *actual wish* you say is 生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè), "Happy Birthday." To express the action of wishing, you can say 祝你生日快乐 (zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè), "Wish you a happy birthday."
How to pronounce it
Sounds like "shung-ruh joo-foo." The first syllable of 生 is a high, flat tone; 日 is a falling tone. 祝 is a falling tone, and 福 is a rising tone.
Other ways to say it
- 生日快乐shēng rì kuài lèHappy Birthday (the common greeting)
- 祝你生日快乐zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lèWish you a happy birthday (a full sentence wish)
- 送上生日祝福sòng shàng shēng rì zhù fúSend birthday wishes (a common verb phrase)
Examples
我给你送上最真挚的生日祝福。
wǒ gěi nǐ sòng shàng zuì zhēn zhì de shēng rì zhù fú 。
I send you the most sincere birthday wishes.
她收到了很多朋友的生日祝福。
tā shōu dào le hěn duō péng yǒu de shēng rì zhù fú 。
She received many birthday wishes from friends.
请代我向你的家人转达生日祝福。
qǐng dài wǒ xiàng nǐ de jiā rén zhuǎn dá shēng rì zhù fú 。
Please convey my birthday wishes to your family on my behalf.
Pro tip: Remember that 生日祝福 is the *noun* "birthday wishes" or "birthday blessings." When you want to *say* "Happy Birthday" to someone, you usually say 生日快乐!
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