How to Say ‘Hello, Ms. Smith.’ in Traditional Chinese
Smith 先生，您好。
Smith xiān shēng nín hǎo
[xiānshēng nín how]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese the title comes after the surname: 王先生 "Mr. Wang", 陳小姐 "Miss Chen".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Clinic staff in Taiwan usually call patients by surname plus 先生 or 小姐. It's the normal polite default, not stiff.
Phrase Breakdown
您好。
nín hǎo
Hello (polite).
您 (nín) is the polite form of 'you'. Both syllables are third tone, so 您 is said with a rising tone before 好: nín hǎo.
老師，您好。
Hello, teacher.
Words in this phrase
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite)
Respectful form of 'you', used with customers or elders.
您要幾點來？
What time will you come?
好
hǎo
[how]
good; well
A basic adjective meaning good, favorable, or well.
這是一個好機會，你可以把握一下。
This is a good opportunity, and you can make use of it.
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