How to Say ‘Hello’ in Simplified Chinese
你好
nǐ hǎo
[nee how]
🇨🇳 In China: [你好] is standard and polite, but in many everyday shop interactions in China, people may skip it and go straight to the point, like asking for a size or color. Using it is still fine; just don't be surprised if locals sound more direct.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common way to say "you" when speaking to one person.
你好，请问有白色T恤吗？
Hello, do you have white T-shirts?
好
hǎo
[how]
good; okay
Used to mean good, fine, or okay in everyday speech.
你好，这件T恤很好。
Hello, this T-shirt is very good.
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