How to Say ‘Good morning!’ in Simplified Chinese
早上好！
zǎo shàng hǎo
[dzaow-shahng haow]
💬 Usage Tip: [早上好] literally combines [早上] "morning" + [好] "good." It is a standard, polite morning greeting.
🇨🇳 In China: This sounds a bit more formal than just [早]. In relaxed daily situations, [早] is often enough.
Phrase Breakdown
早上
zǎo shàng
[dzaow-shahng]
morning
Refers to the morning part of the day in the greeting 'good morning.'
我对邻居说早上好！很自然。
I say 'Good morning!' to my neighbor; it sounds very natural.
好
hǎo
[haow]
good; well
In greetings, this means 'good' and completes expressions like 'good morning.'
早上跟邻居问候时，好字很常用。
When greeting a neighbor in the morning, the word 'hao' is very commonly used.
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