How to say "hello" in Chinese
你好
nǐ hǎohelloPart of speech: Phrases
"hello" in Chinese is 你好 — pronounced nǐ hǎo.
In a sentence
- 你好！欢迎来青山村。Nǐ hǎo! Huānyíng lái Qīngshān Cūn.Hello! Welcome to Qingshan Village.
- 你好！你要吃什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yào chī shénme?Hello! What would you like to eat?
- 你好！你要买什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yào mǎi shénme?Hello! What would you like to buy?
- 你好！你找什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ zhǎo shénme?Hello! What are you looking for?
Words that share a character
Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 你好 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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