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你好

nǐ hǎo
HSK 3.0 Level 1 Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. hello
  2. 2. hi

Word relationships

Register variants

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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.

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)

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Child Words of 你好

你
nǐ

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

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

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