你好

nǐ hǎo

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Phrase Common

Definitions

1. hello
2. hi

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Word relationships

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您好

nín hǎo

hello (polite)

Formal or respectful greeting, often used to address elders, superiors, or in customer service.

Usage notes

Collocations

你好 is often followed by a question like 你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma? – How are you?) to continue a conversation.

Formality

你好 is an informal greeting, suitable for peers or younger people. Use 您好 (nín hǎo) to show respect.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 1+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 5 min

喂 for “Hello?” on the Phone

Use 喂 to answer or start a phone call, and to call out “hey” to get attention.

Reading: nǐ hǎo Open guide

Example Sentences

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你好，你叫什么名字？

Hello, what's your name?

喂，你好吗？

Hey, how are you?

嘿，你好！

Hey, hello!

你好！我叫安娜。

Hello! My name is Anna.

你好，Roger。我很好！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 444732)

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Child Words of 你好

你

nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])

good

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

你好