{"id":4544,"date":"2012-01-08T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T16:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2012-01-08T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T16:39:56","slug":"greetings-and-salutations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/greetings-and-salutations\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings and Salutations!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/greetings-and-salutations\/img_0021\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" aria-label=\"IMG 0021 150x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4546\"  alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/05\/IMG_0021-150x150.jpg\"><\/a>When beginning to learn mandarin, finding someone to practice speaking with (and endure your tonal deficiencies) is no easy task. Even in China, the wrong pronunciation or a wrong word will leave you with a blank smiling face, and more and more frequently now, a response in English.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some greetings and salutations that will help get a conversation going. Remember, in Chinese culture, interactions between people are often based on their \u5173\u7cfb (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandarintools.com\/sounds\/guan1.aif\">gu\u0101n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandarintools.com\/sounds\/xi4.aif\">x\u00ec<\/a>) or relationships based on trust, honor and friendship. Endear yourself to some native Chinese speakers and your mandarin will improve overnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hello\/Greetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Basic Chinese , Greetings in Chinese\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRZPTF4y4eg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u6837? (N\u01d0 z\u011bnme y\u00e0ng?): &#8220;What&#8217;s up?&#8221; or &#8220;How are you doing?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e78\u4f1a (X\u00ecng hu\u00ec): &#8220;Nice to meet you!&#8221; or &#8220;It&#8217;s a pleasure&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u4e45\u4ef0 (Ji\u01d4y\u01ceng): An extremely polite greeting that is not commonly used between friends, but rather between professionals meeting for the first time. This phrase is used to show one&#8217;s humble attitude and professional demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>\u4e45\u95fb\u5927\u540d (Ji\u01d4w\u00e9n d\u00e0m\u00edng) This greeting should be reserved for use towards those whom you have\u00a0<em>extreme<\/em> respect for, or who is quite well-known. Literally translates: &#8220;Your name is famous&#8221; which roughly means &#8220;I have heard much about you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salutations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u89aa\u611b\u7684&#8230; (q\u012bn&#8217;a\u00ec de): &#8220;Dear (beloved), &#8230;&#8221; Often used for leaders and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u5c0a\u656c\u7684&#8230; (z\u016bnj\u00ecng de): &#8220;Revered &#8230;&#8221; For spiritual, political and famous persons.<\/p>\n<p>\u656c\u611b\u7684&#8230; (j\u00ecng&#8217;a\u00ec de): &#8220;Dear esteemed &#8230;&#8221; Often used for colleagues and distinguished persons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goodbyes\/Farewells:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phrase of the Day - Say Goodbye in Mandarin!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WTL9ovJtgdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u518d\u89c1 (Z\u00e0iji\u00e0n), which literally translates as &#8220;See you again&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u660e\u5929\u89c1\u00a0M\u00edngti\u0101n ji\u00e0n; Literally &#8220;See you tomorrow&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u62dc\u62dc (B\u00e0ib\u00e0i), which is a hybrid form of a Chinglish homonym for &#8220;Bye-Bye&#8221;. Widely used in Hong Kong, Taiwan (ROC) and most urbanised parts of mainland China.\u00a0\u63b0\u63b0\u00a0is the variant character form that has gained so much popularity, it has actually been inducted into the official Xinhua dictionary.<\/p>\n<p>\u56de\u5934\u89c1 (Hu\u00edt\u00f3uji\u00e0n), which roughly translates to &#8220;see you soon&#8221;. Used in northern China.<\/p>\n<p>\u518d\u4f1a\u00a0Z\u00e0ihu\u00ec: Literally &#8220;adieu&#8221;. Usually used in Shanghai or other part of China, and sometimes used at the end of TV programs, soaps and sitcoms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Steve on Twitter: @seeitbelieveit<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/05\/IMG_0021-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/05\/IMG_0021-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/05\/IMG_0021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/05\/IMG_0021-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>When beginning to learn mandarin, finding someone to practice speaking with (and endure your tonal deficiencies) is no easy task. Even in China, the wrong pronunciation or a wrong word will leave you with a blank smiling face, and more and more frequently now, a response in English. 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