In Chinese New Year, people wish each other well when they meet. The most common one is 恭喜發財 (gōng xǐ fɑ̄ cɑ́i). It is used when you want to wish someone to be wealthy. There are different kinds of good wishing expressions for different purposes. Refer to the following table and use the expressions properly in different situations.

For health		For wealth		For studies		For everything
Chinese	Putonghua	Chinese	Putonghua	Chinese	Putonghua	Chinese	Putonghua
身體健康	shēn tǐ jiɑ̀n kɑ̄ng	恭喜發財	gōng xǐ fɑ̄ cɑ́i	學業進步	xué yè jìn bù	心想事成	xīn xiɑ̌ng shì chéng
龍馬精神	lóng mɑ̌ jīng shén	花開富貴	huɑ̄ kɑ̄i fù guì	步步高昇	bù bù gɑ̄o shēng	萬事如意	wɑ̀n shì rú yì
身壯力健	shēn zhuɑ̀ng lì jiɑ̀n	財源廣進	cɑ́i yuɑ́n guɑ̌ng jìn			如意吉祥	rú yì jí xiɑ́ng