Dialogue 1
Used with friends or as a less formal greeting (using Nǐ):
Nǐ hǎo
“Hello”
你好
Nǐ hǎo
“Hello”
你好
Dialogue 2
The more correct greetingwhen respect or politness is required (Using Nín):
Nín hǎo wáng xiǎo jiě.
“Hello (formal you), Ms.Wang”
您好，王小姐
Nín hǎo, lǐ xiān sheng.
“Hello (formal you), Mr. Li”
您好，李先生
Vocabulary
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Used with friends or as a less formal greeting (using Nǐ):
Nǐ hǎo
“Hello”
你好
Nǐ hǎo
“Hello”
你好
Dialogue 2
The more correct greetingwhen respect or politness is required (Using Nín):
Nín hǎo wáng xiǎo jiě.
“Hello (formal you), Ms.Wang”
您好，王小姐
Nín hǎo, lǐ xiān sheng.
“Hello (formal you), Mr. Li”
您好，李先生
Vocabulary
nǐ
|
you (informal)
|
你
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nín
|
you (formal, polite)
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您
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hǎo
|
good, nice, fine, well
|
好
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wáng
|
a surname
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王
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lǐ
|
a surname
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李
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xiǎo jiě
|
Miss or Ms, young unmarried woman
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小姐
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xiān sheng
|
(preceded by a surname ) Mr.
|
先生
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