How to Say ‘Alright’ in Simplified Chinese
好嘞
hǎo lei
[haow luh]
🇨🇳 In China: [好嘞] is casual, warm, and a bit lively — very common from drivers, vendors, and service staff. It sounds friendlier than plain [好], but it's not formal.
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[haow]
okay; good; alright
A common word meaning 'okay' or 'good'; here it forms part of a friendly reply.
好嘞，就在前面停。
Okay, stop up ahead.
嘞
lei
[luh]
sentence-final particle showing agreement or liveliness
A casual particle that makes a reply sound warm and natural, as in taxi-driver speech.
师傅说好嘞，马上靠边。
The driver said 'alrighty' and pulled over right away.
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