Q: How do you say "good evening" in Chinese?

晚上好 is good evening in Chinese. 晚上 wǎnshàng means night or evening, so adding 好 hǎo at the end makes it a greeting that implies that you hope they have a good evening.

Q: Are there transliterations for saying hello in Chinese?

Yes, a few actually! 嘿 hēi = hey 嗨 hāi = hi 哈喽 hā lóu = hello 哈罗 hā luō = hello

Q: Is hello in Cantonese different to Mandarin?

Yes they are different. Yes , whereas in Mandarin you would say 你好 – nǐ hǎo , in Cantonese the pronunciation is slightly different, neih hou .

Question 1

In a formal situation, what's the best way to greet someone in China?

Accepted Answer

Similarly to the informal version of hello (你好 – nǐ hǎo), the formal version just includes an extra N making 您好 “nin hao”.

This is best used in formal situations in China.

Question 2

How do you say "hello" on the phone in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

When answering the phone, greeting rules are a little bit different.

The first thing you should say when picking up the phone is 喂 wèi, which you can then follow with a 你好 nǐ hǎo (or not).

Question 3

How do you say "long time no see" in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

好久不见 hǎojiǔ bùjiàn.

This is a super common way of greeting someone you haven’t seen in a while.

This chengyu means ‘long time no see’ and is actually where the popular English phrase comes from!

Question 4

How do you say "good evening" in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

晚上好 is good evening in Chinese.

晚上 wǎnshàng means night or evening, so adding 好 hǎo at the end makes it a greeting that implies that you hope they have a good evening.

Question 5

Are there transliterations for saying hello in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

Yes, a few actually!

嘿 hēi = hey

嗨 hāi = hi

哈喽 hā lóu = hello

哈罗 hā luō = hello

Question 6

Is hello in Cantonese different to Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

Yes they are different.

Yes, whereas in Mandarin you would say 你好 – nǐ hǎo, in Cantonese the pronunciation is slightly different, neih hou.

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