<p>The simple and direct translation of</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Congratulations on your new job!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>is</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>恭喜你找到新工作!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This is mostly used when you know that person but not very close to him.</p>

<p>If you know him well, then you should say more, such as suggested by fabregaszy 祝您今后在工作岗位上大展鸿图 !</p>

<p>Everybody likes to hear good words!</p>

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Nobody
<p>「祝你找到一个好工作」 means "Wish you find a good job".<br>
It's usually used when somebody is hunting for a (new) job,</p>

<p>「恭喜获得这个工作」and「你的新工作表示祝贺」 are quite natural expression.<br>
But from my point of view:<br>
「恭喜获得这个工作」   --> 「恭喜您获得这个工作」<br>
「你的新工作表示祝贺」 --> 「对你的新工作表示祝贺」<br>
 are a little better.</p>

<p>You can also say 「祝您今后在工作岗位上大展鸿图！」 to wish other people a bright future on their new job.</p>

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Both 恭喜您获得这个工作 and 对你的新工作表示祝贺 sound very formal. Is there a better alternative when speaking to a close friend?
Inglis Baderson
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@AgreeOrNot to a close firend you can simply say「恭喜！」「好好干！」or「新工作加油！」
fabregaszy
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@fabregaszy in `好好干`, what does `干` mean?
Cocowalla
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@fabregaszy What is the meaning of `加油`?
Cocowalla
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@Cocowalla 「干」is a word like "do". It can represent a lot of actions. Here it means "do the job". And 「加油」means "come on" or "try one's best to do sth.".
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@fabregaszy so literally translated those would both be more like `do a good job`, but actually *mean* something like `good luck with the new job`?
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@Cocowalla I suggest you to create another question on the term 加油 and how it's used and possibly its origin. It could be useful to future visitors.
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<p>How would I congratulate someone on getting a new job?</p>

<p>In English I would say something like:</p>

<p><code>Congratulations on your new job!</code></p>

<p>I've done a bit of research and came up with these:</p>

<p><code>祝你找到一个好工作</code></p>

<p><code>恭喜获得这个工作</code></p>

<p><code>你的新工作表示祝贺</code></p>

<p>But I'm not sure about how 'natural' these sound, or if there is a better alternative?</p>

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How to congratulate someone on getting a new job?
# How to congratulate someone on getting a new job?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-09)

How would I congratulate someone on getting a new job?

In English I would say something like:

`Congratulations on your new job!`

I've done a bit of research and came up with these:

`祝你找到一个好工作`

`恭喜获得这个工作`

`你的新工作表示祝贺`

But I'm not sure about how 'natural' these sound, or if there is a better alternative?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-12-10. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

「祝你找到一个好工作」 means "Wish you find a good job".  
It's usually used when somebody is hunting for a (new) job,

「恭喜获得这个工作」and「你的新工作表示祝贺」 are quite natural expression.  
But from my point of view:  
「恭喜获得这个工作」 --> 「恭喜您获得这个工作」  
「你的新工作表示祝贺」 --> 「对你的新工作表示祝贺」  
are a little better.

You can also say 「祝您今后在工作岗位上大展鸿图！」 to wish other people a bright future on their new job.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Both 恭喜您获得这个工作 and 对你的新工作表示祝贺 sound very formal. Is there a better alternative when speaking to a close friend?  
> **username_2**: @AgreeOrNot to a close firend you can simply say「恭喜！」「好好干！」or「新工作加油！」  
> **username_0**: @username_2 in `好好干`, what does `干` mean?  
> **username_0**: @username_2 What is the meaning of `加油`?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 「干」is a word like "do". It can represent a lot of actions. Here it means "do the job". And 「加油」means "come on" or "try one's best to do sth.".  
> **username_0**: @username_2 so literally translated those would both be more like `do a good job`, but actually *mean* something like `good luck with the new job`?  
> **username_4**: @username_0 I suggest you to create another question on the term 加油 and how it's used and possibly its origin. It could be useful to future visitors.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-10. Score: 3

The simple and direct translation of

> Congratulations on your new job!

is

> 恭喜你找到新工作!

This is mostly used when you know that person but not very close to him.

If you know him well, then you should say more, such as suggested by username_2 祝您今后在工作岗位上大展鸿图 !

Everybody likes to hear good words!


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