Chinese for the Casual Learner
Greetings
The following greetings are pretty straightforward and can be used in the same
way as their English equivalents. A couple of observations:
- Chinese people don't generally say "Good afternoon" or "Good
evening". When greeting someone after around 10:00AM simply use nǐ hǎo (Hello).
- If you want to include the name or title of the addressee, you should give the
name or title followed by the greeting. This is the exact opposite of the English custom. For example:
Hello, Mr. Wang
should be Mr. Wang, nǐ hǎo.
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