How to Say ‘Hello’ in Traditional Chinese
你好
nǐ hǎo
[nee how]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [你好] is understood, but in Taiwan shop staff often start more naturally with [你好] or [哈囉], and customers may also just begin with their question.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common singular pronoun meaning you when speaking to one person.
你好，請問你想看什麼顏色的T恤？
Hello, what color T-shirt would you like to see?
好
hǎo
[how]
good
Means good; in 你好 it helps form the greeting hello.
這件T恤很好看，顏色也很好。
This T-shirt looks nice, and the color is also good.
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