Hello in Chinese and Other Greetings

Greetings in Chinese: 你好 (nǐ hǎo, Hello), 早上好 (zǎoshang hǎo, Good morning), 下午好 (xiàwǔ hǎo, Good afternoon), 晚上好 (wǎnshang hǎo, Good evening), 再见 (zàijiàn, Goodbye), 很高兴认识你 (Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ, Nice to meet you). Below are all 12 greetings from lesson 1 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 12 Chinese greetings

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Lesson 1 · Greetings 12 words

你好 nǐ hǎo Hello

你好，你好吗？

Nǐ hǎo, nǐ hǎo ma?

Hello, how are you?
欢迎 huānyíng Welcome

欢迎来到我们家。

Huānyíng lái dào wǒmen jiā.

Welcome to our home.
早上好 zǎoshang hǎo Good morning

早上好！

Zǎoshang hǎo!

Good morning!
是的 shì de yes

是的，我明白了。

Shì de，wǒ míngbai le。

Yes, I understand.
晚上好 wǎnshang hǎo Good evening

晚上好！

Wǎnshang hǎo!

Good evening!
不 bù no

她说不。

Tā shuō bù。

She said no.
再见 zàijiàn Goodbye

再见，安娜！

Zàijiàn，Ānnà！

Goodbye, Anna!
下午好 xiàwǔ hǎo Good afternoon

下午好！

Xiàwǔ hǎo！

Good afternoon!
一会儿见 yīhuìr jiàn See you soon

一会儿见，米娅！

Yīhuìr jiàn, Mǐyà!

See you soon, Mia!
明天见 míngtiān jiàn See you tomorrow

明天见！

Míngtiān jiàn!

See you tomorrow!
很高兴认识你 Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ Nice to meet you

我也很高兴认识你！

Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ！

Nice to meet you too!
你好吗 nǐ hǎo ma How are you?

今天你好吗？

Jīntiān nǐ hǎo ma？

How are you today?