祝福

zhù fú

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

1. blessings
2. to wish sb well

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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诅咒

zǔ zhòu

to curse

诅咒 means to curse, the opposite of wishing well.

Related words

2 items

恭喜

gōng xǐ

congratulations

恭喜 is used for congratulations, often in festive contexts.

祝贺

zhù hè

to congratulate

祝贺 means to congratulate, commonly used in formal occasions.

Synonyms

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祝愿

zhù yuàn

to wish

Both express good wishes, but 祝愿 is more formal.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

祝福 is typically used for general blessings; for congratulations on specific achievements, use 祝贺 or 恭喜 instead.

Formality

In spoken Mandarin, 祝福 is slightly formal; casual settings might use 恭喜 or simple phrases like 祝你开心.

Example Sentences

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我祝福你新年快乐。

I wish you a happy new year.

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Child Words of 祝福

祝

zhù