How To Greet People In Mandarin Chinese
Today you'll learn the most common Chinese phrases such as greetings and wishing people well.
Greeting and other phrases
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
Hi! | 嗨！ | Hāi! |
Good morning! | 早上好！ | Zǎoshang hǎo! |
Good evening! | 晚上好！ | Wǎnshàng hǎo! |
How are you? | 歡迎！ | Nǐ hǎo ma? |
I'm fine, thanks! | 你好嗎？ | Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè! |
And you? | 我很好，謝謝！ | Nǐ ne? |
Hey! Friend! | 嘿！朋友！ | Hēi! Péngyǒu! |
What's new? | 有什麼新東西？ | Yǒu shé me xīn dōngxi? |
See you later! | 再見！ | Zàijiàn! |
Welcome! | 歡迎！ | Zàijiàn! |
Good bye! | 再見！ | Huānyíng! |
Chinese phrases to wish someone well
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
Good luck! | 祝你好運！ | Zhù nǐ hǎoyùn! |
Happy birthday! | 祝你生日快樂！ | Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! |
Happy new year! | 新年快樂！ | Xīnnián kuàilè! |
Merry Christmas! | 聖誕快樂！ | Shèngdàn kuàilè! |
Congratulations! | 恭喜！ | Gōngxǐ! |
Enjoy! (for meals...) | 盡情享受吧！ （吃飯...） | Jìnqíng xiǎngshòu ba! (Chīfàn...) |
I'd like to visit China one day | 我想訪問中國一天 | Wǒ xiǎng fǎngwèn zhōngguó yītiān |
Say hi to John for me | 說你好，約翰對我來說 | Shuō nǐ hǎo, yuēhàn duì wǒ lái shuō |
Bless you (when sneezing) | 上帝保佑你（當打噴嚏） | Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐ (dāng dǎ pēntì) |
Good night and sweet dreams! | 晚安，好夢！ | Wǎnān, hǎo mèng! |
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