How to Say ‘How are you today?’ in Simplified Chinese
你今天怎么样？
nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng
[nee jeen-tyen dzuhn-muh-yahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [你今天怎么样？] literally means "You today how?" Chinese often keeps questions simple without adding words like "do."
🇨🇳 In China: This is warm and natural, though in everyday Chinese people may also ask more specific questions like [你今天忙吗？] or [最近怎么样？].
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The person you are speaking to; here it starts a friendly question.
我问邻居你今天怎么样？
I ask my neighbor, 'How are you today?'
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
Specifies that the question is about today.
今天见到邻居，我会问候他。
When I see my neighbor today, I will greet him.
怎么样
zěn me yàng
[dzuhn-muh-yahng]
how are things; how about
Used in a friendly way to ask how someone is doing.
跟邻居聊天时，怎么样很常听到。
When chatting with neighbors, 'zenmeyang' is often heard.
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