How to Say ‘How have you been recently?’ in Traditional Chinese
你們最近還好嗎？
nǐ men zuì jìn hái hǎo ma
[nee men dzway jeen hye how ma]
💬 Usage Tip: In [你們最近還好嗎？], [最近] often goes before the comment or question about someone's condition. You can reuse that pattern with other topics: [你最近忙嗎？] or [你們最近身體好嗎？].
Phrase Breakdown
你們
nǐ men
[nee men]
you (plural)
Refers to more than one person being addressed, such as family members or in-laws.
你們最近還好嗎？我很想你們。
Have you all been well lately? I miss you.
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway jeen]
recently; lately
Sets the time frame to the recent past or present period.
你們最近還好嗎？
Have you all been well lately?
還好嗎？
hái hǎo ma
are you okay?; are you doing alright?
A common way to ask about someone’s current condition or situation.
你工作還好嗎？
How's work going?
Words in this phrase
還好
hái hǎo
[hye how]
okay; doing fine
Used in greetings to ask about someone's general condition or well-being.
希望你們最近都還好。
I hope you all have been doing well lately.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Turns the sentence into a polite yes-no question.
你們最近還好嗎？
Have you all been well lately?
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