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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you'll learn basic Chinese greetings for everyday conversations. You'll practice saying hello, asking how someone is doing, and responding naturally. These essential phrases will help you start conversations confidently in Chinese.
Dialogue
A
嗨，你好。
hai, nee-how Hi there.
B
你好。
nee-how Hello.
A
很高兴见到你。
hengow-shing jee-en-dow nee It's nice to see you.
B
见到你也很高兴。
jee-en-dow nee yeh hengow-shing Good to see you too.
A
你今天怎么样？
nee jin-tee-en zen-muh-yahng How are you today?
B
我很好。
woh hen how I'm doing well.Word by Word
嗨
Hi - A casual greeting borrowed from English
你好
Hello - Standard Chinese greeting, literally 'you good'
很
Very - Intensifier placed before adjectives
高兴
Happy/glad - Used to express pleasure
见到
To see/meet - Compound verb: 见 (see) + 到 (arrive/reach)
你
You - Second person singular pronoun
也
Also/too - Adverb placed before the verb or adjective
今天
Today - Time word: 今 (this/present) + 天 (day)
怎么样
How about / How is - Question phrase for asking about conditions
我
I/me - First person singular pronoun
好
Good/well - Common adjective, also used in greetings
Grammar Points
很 + Adjective
很高兴见到你。
hengow-shing jee-en-dow neeIt's nice to see you.
很 intensifies adjectives
Subject + 怎么样？
你今天怎么样？
nee jin-tee-en zen-muh-yahngHow are you today?
Ask 'how about' something
Chinese Vocabulary
高兴
adj
gow-shing
happy, glad
很高兴见到你。
嗨
intj
hai
hi
嗨,你好。
好
adj
how
good, well
我很好。
很
adv
hen
very
很高兴见到你。
见到
verb
jee-en-dow
to see, to meet
很高兴见到你。
今天
noun
jin-tee-en
today
你今天怎么样?
你
pron
nee
you
见到你也很高兴。
你好
intj
nee-how
hello
你好。
我
pron
woh
I, me
我很好。
也
adv
yeh
also, too
见到你也很高兴。
怎么样
pron
zen-muh-yahng
how, how about
你今天怎么样?
Alternative Expressions
嗨 (Hi)
- 喂 way (Hey) - Informal, used on phone
- 哈喽 (Hello (casual)) - Borrowed from English
很高兴 (Very happy)
- 很开心 hen kai-shin (Very glad) - More casual
- 非常高兴 (Extremely happy) - More formal
怎么样 (How about)
- 好吗 how-mah (Okay?) - Simpler way to ask
- 如何 (How (formal)) - Written/formal style
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
It's nice to see you.
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很高兴见到你How are you today?
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你今天怎么样Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
hello
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你好today