On the coming of Chinese New Year 2008, just saying Happy New Year to your Chinese friends is not enough. You should convey your nice wishes like this:
新(xin 2)年(nian 2)快(kuai 4)乐(le 4)
恭(gong 1)喜(xi 3)发(fa 1)财(cai 2)
过(guo 4)年(nian 2)好(hao 3)
Interpreting the key words of Chinese New Year
拜(bai 4)年(nian 2): to Pay a New Year Call
守(shou 2)岁(sui 4): stay up late or all night on New Year’s Eve.
生(sheng 1)肖(xiao 1) : the animals of chinese birth year.
本(ben 3)命(ming 4)年(nian 2): one’s birth year same with one of 12 animals representing the year in which people are born.
from:the chinese new year 2008