Basic Greetings
Learn how to say hello and goodbye
Vocabulary
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello
您好
nín hǎo
hello (formal)
早上好
zǎo shang hǎo
good morning
晚上好
wǎn shang hǎo
good evening
再见
zài jiàn
goodbye
拜拜
bái bái
bye bye
Example Sentences
你好！很高兴见到你。
Nǐ hǎo! Hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Hello! Nice to meet you.
再见！明天见。
Zài jiàn! Míng tiān jiàn.
Goodbye! See you tomorrow.
💡 Learning Tips
- •你好 (nǐ hǎo) is the most common greeting
- •Use 您好 (nín hǎo) when speaking to elders or in formal situations
- •Chinese people often ask '吃了吗？' (Have you eaten?) as a greeting