How to Say ‘Hello, Ms. Smith.’ in Traditional Chinese
Smith 先生您好。
Smith xiān shēng nín hǎo
[xiānsheng nín how]
💬 Usage Tip: 您 (nín) is the polite form of "you". Staff use it with customers, while friends would just say 你. The title 先生 (xiān sheng) "Mr." goes after the surname, never before it.
Phrase Breakdown
先生
xiān shēng
[xiānsheng]
Mr.; sir
Polite title placed after a man's surname.
王先生，請坐。
Mr. Wang, please have a seat.
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite)
Respectful form of 'you', used with customers or elders.
您要訂位嗎？
Would you like to make a reservation?
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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