How to Say ‘Hello’ in Traditional Chinese
你好
nǐ hǎo
[nee how]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan, [你好] is understood but can sound a bit textbooky with strangers. In many everyday situations, people often just start with [不好意思] or go straight to the question.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common singular or general way to say 'you' when addressing someone.
你好，很高興認識你。
Hello, nice to meet you.
好
hǎo
[how]
good
Means 'good' or 'well'; in greetings like 你好 it helps form 'hello'.
今天天氣很好。
The weather is very good today.
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