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Send a birthday card in Chinese
A birthday wish in real Chinese, for anyone from a friend to a grandparent. Pick one, add their name and send it. It plays in our recorded voice, with pinyin over every word.
生日卡Birthday card
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生日快乐！
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12 birthday wishes, and who to say them to
生日快乐！
Happy birthday!
For: Anyone. It goes with every other wish.
祝你生日快乐！
Happy birthday to you!
For: Anyone. It is the birthday song’s line, sung to the same tune as in English.
天天开心！
Be happy every day!
For: Friends, and anyone younger than you.
心想事成！
May all your wishes come true!
For: Anyone, as they make their birthday wish.
万事如意！
May everything go as you wish!
For: Anyone. It fits every card.
身体健康！
Wishing you good health!
For: Parents, grandparents and anyone older than you.
福如东海，寿比南山！
Luck as deep as the Eastern Sea, a life as long as the Southern Mountain!
For: Grandparents and anyone turning sixty or more. It is the classic wish for an older person’s birthday.
长命百岁！
May you live to a hundred!
For: Babies, children and grandparents.
年年有今日，岁岁有今朝！
May you have this day, year after year!
For: Anyone. It is the line raised in birthday toasts.
永远十八岁！
Forever eighteen!
For: Friends of any age who would rather not count.
学业进步！
Wishing you progress in your studies!
For: Students, classmates and children.
工作顺利！
May your work go smoothly!
For: Colleagues and your boss.
Now read them in a real story
How do you say happy birthday in Chinese?
生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè). The birthday song is 祝你生日快乐 (zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè), sung to the same tune as in English. For anyone older, add a wish for their health: 祝你身体健康.
What do you write in a Chinese birthday card?
One wish that fits the person, with 生日快乐: 天天开心 (be happy every day) for a friend, 学业进步 (progress in your studies) for a student, 身体健康 (good health) or 福如东海，寿比南山 for a grandparent, and 永远十八岁 (forever eighteen) for a friend who would rather not count.
Why is 寿 on the card?
寿 (shòu) is a long life, the birthday’s own character. Long-life noodles (长寿面, chángshòu miàn) are eaten on birthdays, and an older person’s sixtieth, seventieth and eightieth are 大寿 (dà shòu), big birthdays, with peach-shaped buns (寿桃, shòutáo) for a long life.
Can the card write their name in Chinese?
Yes, for 514 common English names, written as Chinese writes them: David is 大卫 (Dàwèi). For any other name, our Chinese name generator makes one from its sounds.
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Pinyin from our own reader; names as the name pages write them. The names you type are part of the link you send.