How to Say ‘Wishing you good health.’ in Traditional Chinese
祝你身體健康。
💬 Usage Tip: Polite, complete sentence with [祝你…]. Great “default” blessing when you’re not sure what to say.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Very suitable for parents, grandparents, teachers, and colleagues—warm without being too casual.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
祝
[zhù]
to wish (someone something)
Sets up the greeting: “(I) wish you…”; the subject “I” is often omitted in Chinese.
過年見到長輩，可以說：祝你身體健康。
When you see elders during the New Year, you can say: “Wishing you good health.”
你
[nǐ]
you
Directly addresses the person receiving the greeting.
祝你身體健康，新年快樂！
Wishing you good health—Happy New Year!
身體
[shēn tǐ]
body; health (physical condition)
In 身體健康, 身體 emphasizes physical condition; common and polite for elders.
祝你身體健康，萬事如意。
Wishing you good health and that everything goes as you wish.
健康
[jiàn kāng]
healthy; health
健康 completes the set wish 身體健康: “good health.”
新年祝福最常聽到的就是身體健康。
One of the most common New Year blessings you hear is “good health.”
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