How to Say ‘How are you?’ in Traditional Chinese
你好嗎？
nǐ hǎo ma
[nee how mah]
💬 Usage Tip: Add 嗎 to the end of any statement to make a yes/no question: 你忙嗎？ "are you busy?"
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Locals rarely say 你好嗎？ day to day. Friends are more likely to ask 吃飽了嗎？ "have you eaten?" or 最近怎麼樣？ "how've you been?"
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The pronoun used to address one person directly.
你今天看起來很開心。
You look very happy today.
好
hǎo
[how]
good; well
Means "good" or "well" and is also used in greetings like 你好.
今天天氣很好。
The weather is very good today.
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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