{"id":8905,"date":"2013-05-18T05:36:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T09:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=8905"},"modified":"2017-02-23T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T18:46:03","slug":"hello-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/hello-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say &#8220;Hello&#8221; in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When learning a language, chances are the first word you will learn is the equivalent of &#8220;Hello.&#8221; After all, you can&#8217;t really start talking to someone before greeting them! Just like in English, where we have a ton of ways to greet someone (Hello, Hi, Hey, What&#8217;s up?, How are you?, etc.), there are plenty of options in Chinese as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8913\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/hello-in-chinese\/nihao\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8913\" aria-label=\"Nihao\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8913\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8913\"  alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"183\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/nihao.png\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The most common way to say &#8220;Hello&#8221; in Chinese.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are 15 different ways to greet someone in Mandarin Chinese, in an easy-to-follow table with English, Chinese characters, and pinyin transliteration:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/hello-in-chinese\/screen-shot-2013-05-18-at-5-58-40-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8920\" aria-label=\"Screen Shot 2013 05 18 At 5.58.40 PM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8920\"  alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"399\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-05-18-at-5.58.40-PM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-05-18-at-5.58.40-PM.png 453w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-05-18-at-5.58.40-PM-350x308.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hello in Chinese, How to Say Hello in Chinese\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtkFV0lMZWQ?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 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>A nice and easy YouTube video about saying &#8220;Hello&#8221; in Chinese.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230; do you have those 15 expressions down? Test yourself by choosing the proper greeting for the following situations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You greet someone after dinner, at around 7 PM.<\/li>\n<li>You greet your Chinese teacher before class.<\/li>\n<li>You see an old friend for the first time in a long time.<\/li>\n<li>You greet an acquaintance who is your age.<\/li>\n<li>You greet a potential business partner for the first time.<\/li>\n<li>You answer your phone.<\/li>\n<li>You greet an elder.<\/li>\n<li>You greet someone after breakfast, at around 9 AM.<\/li>\n<li>You greet a good friend.<\/li>\n<li>You greet a large group of people.<\/li>\n<li>You greet someone after lunch, at around 1 PM.<\/li>\n<li>You greet two of your classmates who you are studying with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now that you know 15 common greetings, do your best to try and use them in the appropriate situations. Check back here in the near future for a post about how to say goodbye in Chinese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-05-18-at-5.58.40-PM-350x308.png\" 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\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-05-18-at-5.58.40-PM-350x308.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2013-05-18-at-5.58.40-PM.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>When learning a language, chances are the first word you will learn is the equivalent of &#8220;Hello.&#8221; After all, you can&#8217;t really start talking to someone before greeting them! 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