How to Say ‘In the new year, may work go smoothly.’ in Traditional Chinese
新的一年工作順利！
💬 Usage Tip: A complete, polite blessing. You can drop [新的一年] and just say [工作順利！] if you want it shorter.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Common in Taiwan on greeting cards, LINE messages, and office small talk after the holiday.
Phrase Breakdown
新的一年
the new year
A phrase meaning “in the new year.” 「的」 links “new” to “year” in a natural way.
新的一年要加油。
In the new year, keep it up / work hard.
工作
work; job
Can mean “work” in general or one’s job. Common in wishes like 「工作順利」.
你工作忙嗎？
Are you busy with work?
順利
smoothly; go well
Describes things proceeding without problems. Often used in blessings.
祝你一切順利。
Wishing you everything goes smoothly.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
新
[xīn]
new
Adjective meaning “new”; in greetings it sets the time frame (the new year).
新的一年工作順利，大家都會這樣互相祝福。
“May your work go smoothly in the new year”—people commonly bless each other this way.
的
[de]
(descriptor particle) 'of'
Connects an adjective to a noun: 新的 + 一年 = “the new year.”
新的計畫、好的心情，都從這一年的第一天開始。
New plans and a good mood all start from the first day of this year.
一
[yī]
one; a
Number “one”; with 年 becomes 一年 (“a year / one year”).
一年的開始，先跟家人拜年。
At the start of the year, first pay New Year greetings to family.
年
[nián]
year
Time word meaning “year”; often used in blessings to frame the wish for the coming year.
這一年也請多多指教，祝你新年快樂。
Please take care of me this year too; Happy New Year.
工作
[gōng zuò]
work; job
Refers to one’s work/career; common in practical New Year wishes.
新的一年工作順利，案子都順順利利。
May your work go smoothly in the new year and all your projects go well.
順利
[shùn lì]
smoothly; successfully
Describes things going smoothly; a polite and common wish for work/study.
祝你工作順利，主管也很欣賞你。
Wishing you work smoothly, and that your supervisor appreciates you too.
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