Usage note
祝贺表示向别人表示高兴和恭喜。
zhù hè biǎo shì xiàng bié rén biǎo shì gāo xìng hé gōng xǐ。
祝贺 means to congratulate someone.
Context note
祝贺常用于成功、节日和好消息。
zhù hè cháng yòng yú chéng gōng 、 jié rì hé hǎo xiāo xī。
It is often used for success, holidays, and good news.
5 examples
祝贺你毕业了。
zhù hè nǐ bì yè le。
Congratulations on your graduation.
我们祝贺他获奖。
wǒ men zhù hè tā huò jiǎng。
We congratulate him on winning the prize.
大家一起祝贺老师。
dà jiā yì qǐ zhù hè lǎo shī。
Everyone congratulated the teacher together.
祝贺新年快乐。
zhù hè xīn nián kuài lè。
Congratulations and happy new year.
我想祝贺你的成功。
wǒ xiǎng zhù hè nǐ de chéng gōng。
I want to congratulate you on your success.
5 mini stories
朋友们来祝贺他的生日。
péng yǒu men lái zhù hè tā de shēng rì。
Friends came to congratulate him on his birthday.
她收到很多祝贺。
tā shōu dào hěn duō zhù hè。
She received many congratulations.
老师祝贺学生考试进步。
lǎo shī zhù hè xué shēng kǎo shì jìn bù。
The teacher congratulated the student on his progress.
全班一起祝贺他们。
quán bān yì qǐ zhù hè tā men。
The whole class congratulated them together.
这个好消息值得祝贺。
zhè ge hǎo xiāo xī zhí dé zhù hè。
This good news is worth congratulating.
Mini dialogue
祝贺生日
A
祝贺你生日快乐！
Zhùhè nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
Congratulations and happy birthday to you!
B
谢谢你的祝贺！
Xièxie nǐ de zhùhè!
Thank you for your congratulations!
祝贺比赛
A
听说你画画比赛得了第一名，祝贺你！
Tīngshuō nǐ huà huà bǐsài dé le dì yī míng, zhùhè nǐ!
I heard you got first place in the drawing competition, congratulations!
B
谢谢你！我很开心。
Xièxie nǐ! Wǒ hěn kāixīn.
Thank you! I am very happy.
Related words and contrasts
similar
恭喜
gōng xǐ
congratulations
祝贺 and 恭喜 both mean to congratulate. 恭喜 is very common for happy events like New Year.
related
庆祝
qìng zhù
to celebrate
祝贺 is to congratulate someone; 庆祝 is to celebrate an event.