How to Say ‘How have you been lately?’ in Traditional Chinese
最近還好嗎？
zuì jìn hái hǎo ma
[dzway-jin hye how ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [最近] at the front sets the time frame, and [還好嗎] asks whether things are okay overall. The same pattern works with other time words too, like [今天還好嗎？] or [這陣子還好嗎？].
Phrase Breakdown
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway-jin]
recently; lately
最近 sets the time frame and asks about someone's recent situation.
我看到親戚時常會先問最近還好嗎？
When I see relatives, I often first ask, 'Have you been doing okay lately?'
還好嗎
hái hǎo ma
are you okay?; how are things?
A common casual question asking whether someone is doing well.
你今天還好嗎？
Are you okay today?
Words in this phrase
還好
hái hǎo
[hye how]
okay; doing well
還好 here asks whether things have been going okay lately.
見到公公時，問一句最近還好嗎很貼心。
When seeing your father-in-law, asking 'Have you been okay lately?' is very thoughtful.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
嗎 marks the whole phrase as a yes-no question.
我常常用最近還好嗎來關心長輩。
I often use 'Have you been okay lately?' to show concern for elders.
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