Greetings in Chinese: 20 ways to say hello in Chinese

01/01/2020

你好 Nǐ hǎo Hello, How do you do is the most common form of greetings in Chinese. It can be used at any time of day

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Greetings in Chinese: 20 ways to say hello in Chinese

你好 Nǐ hǎo: Hello, How do you do. This is the most common form of greetings in Chinese. It can be used at any time of day when meeting people for the first time or for the people you already know. The response to this greeting form is usually 你好 Nǐ hǎo

Thank you in Chinese
How are you in Chinese

您好 Nín hǎo similar to 你好. 您 should be used to show respect to someone such as professors, teachers, of course your boss, and maybe the old

你好吗? Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you? This is also a form of greetings. It is used after you have not seen someone for some time. The response to this question is usually 很好 Hěn hǎo, 我很好 Wǒ hěn hǎo I'm fine, I am very good

1. 你好 Nǐ hǎo: Hello, How do you do
2. 大家好 dàjiā hǎo: Hello, everyone
3. 上哪儿去啊? shàng nǎ'er qù a?: Where are you going?
4. 吃过饭了吗? Chīguò fànle ma?: Have you eaten yet?
5. 怎么这么忙啊? Zěnme zhème máng a?: Why are you so busy?
6. 久仰久仰 Jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng: I have long been looking forward to meeting you
7. 啊吖,真巧啊,我们是同乡。 a yā, zhēn qiǎo a, wǒmen shì tóngxiāng.: What a coincidence, we come from the same city! 
8. 好久不见,近来可好? Hǎojiǔ bùjiàn, jìnlái kě hǎo?: We haven’t seen for ages, how is everything going?
9. 最近在忙什么啊? Zuìjìn zài máng shénme a?: What are you doing recently?
10. 初次见面,请多多关照  Chūcì jiànmiàn, qǐng duōduō guānzhào : Nice to meet you
11. 很高兴见到你 hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ: Glad to see you
12. 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo: Good morning
13. 早安 zǎo ān: Good morning
14. 早 zǎo: Good morning
15. 下午好 xiàwǔ hǎo: Good afternoon 
16. 晚上好 wǎnshàng hǎo: Good evening
17. 晚安 wǎn'ān: Good night
18. 好梦 hǎo mèng: Sweet dreams