How to Say ‘Are you doing okay?’ in Traditional Chinese
還好嗎
hái hǎo ma
[hye how ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [還好嗎] is a common way to ask if someone is doing okay, with [還] giving the sense of "still / overall." You can swap in a topic before it: [工作還好嗎？] or [身體還好嗎？].
Phrase Breakdown
還好
hái hǎo
[hye how]
okay; doing well
還好 asks whether someone is okay or doing fine. It is polite and caring in family conversations.
岳母最近工作忙，身體還好嗎？
Mother-in-law has been busy with work lately; is she doing okay physically?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
嗎 turns a statement into a yes-no question. It is often used when checking on someone politely.
你最近還好嗎？大家都很關心你。
Have you been okay lately? Everyone is concerned about you.
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