你好

nǐ hǎo

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Phrase Common

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Definitions

1. hello
2. hi

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• 您好 nín hǎo 您好 nín hǎo hello (polite) Formal or respectful greeting, often used to address elders, superiors, or in customer service.: hello (polite)

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.

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 ，Roger。我很好！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 444732)

你好 吗？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 475781)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 你好

• 你 你 nǐ: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to