Learn to Speak Chinese: Free Chinese Speaking Lesson

Greetings in Chinese

• 你好！
  nǐ hǎo ！
  Hi. / How do you do.
  
• 您好！
  nín hǎo ！
  Hi. / How do you do. (To seniors or superiors to show respect.)
  
• 很高兴认识你。
  hěn gāo xīng rèn shí nǐ 。
  Nice to meet you.
  
• 早上好！
  zǎo shàng hǎo ！
  Good morning!
  
• 下午好！
  xià wǔ hǎo ！
  Good afternoon!
  
• 晚上好！
  wǎn shàng hǎo ！
  Good evening.
  
• 晚安！
  wǎn ān ！
  Good night.
  
• 吃了吗？
  chī le ma ？
  Have you had your meal? (Chinese way of greeting, usually around the meal time.)
  
• 出去呀？
  chū qù ya ？

  Are your going out? (Chinese way of greeting when you are going out.)
  
• 出去了？
  chū qù le ？
  You've been out, haven't you? (Chinese way of greeting when you have just come back from outside.)
  
• 好久不见，最近怎么样？
  hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn， zuì jìn zěn me yàng ？
  Long time no see. How are you doing?
  
• 最近忙什么呢？
  zuì jìn máng shén me ne ？
  What are you busy about recently?
  
• 最近身体还好吗？
  zuì jìn shēn tǐ hái hǎo ma ？
  How are you recently?
  
• 最近工作顺利吗？
  zuì jìn gōng zuò shùn lì ma ？
  How are you getting along with your work recently?
  
• 请代我向你父母问好。
  qǐng dài wǒ xiàng nǐ fù mǔ wèn hǎo 。
  Please give my best regards to your parents.
  
• 王伟要我向你问好。
  wáng wěi yào wǒ xiàng nǐ wèn hǎo 。
  Wang Wei wished to say hello to you.

 

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