How to Say ‘How have you been lately?’ in Traditional Chinese
最近好嗎？
zuì jìn hǎo ma
[dzway jin how mah]
Phrase Breakdown
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway jin]
recently; lately
Refers to the near past or current period of time.
我最近很忙，所以沒時間休息。
I've been very busy lately, so I haven't had time to rest.
好
hǎo
[how]
good; well
A very common word meaning good, well, okay, or to like, depending on context.
這家餐廳很好吃。
This restaurant is delicious.
嗎
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no questions)
Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？
你有吃年夜飯嗎？
Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?
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