Chinese phrases · 12 phrases
Chinese condolence messages
Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.
节哀顺变。
Please accept my condolences.
听到这个消息，我很难过。
I’m so sorry to hear the news.
请你多保重。
Please take good care of yourself.
千万要保重身体。
Do look after your health.
我能理解你的心情。
I understand how you feel.
有什么需要帮忙的，请告诉我。
If there’s anything I can do, please tell me.
我们都很想念他。
We all miss him very much.
他会永远活在我们心中。
He will always live on in our hearts.
愿他安息。
May he rest in peace.
一路走好。
Go well on your way.
深表哀悼。
My deepest sympathy.
沉痛悼念。
In deep mourning.
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What do you say in Chinese when someone dies?
节哀顺变 (jié’āi shùnbiàn), “hold back your grief and accept the change”, is what people say to the family, with 请你多保重 (please take good care of yourself). In writing, 深表哀悼 (my deepest sympathy). 一路走好 (go well on your way) is said to the one who died, at the funeral, and 沉痛悼念 (in deep mourning) is written on wreaths and banners.
Do you give money for a Chinese funeral?
In many families, yes: condolence money goes in a white envelope (白包, báibāo), never a red one, which is for happy days. Flowers are white or yellow; red is kept away from a funeral.
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