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you nǐ 你 "
good hǎo 好 "
hello nǐ hǎo 你好 you good? "you good?" "
you (formal) nín 您 "
hello (formal) nín hǎo you good (formal) "you good "
您好 (formal)"
early, morning zǎo 早 "
(rise) shàng 上 "
morning zǎoshàng 早上 early rise "early rise" "
good morning zǎoshàng hǎo 早上好 early rise good "early rise good" "
evening, night, late wǎn 晚 "
evening wǎn shàng 晚上 evening rise "evening rise" "
"evening rise "
good evening wǎn shàng hǎo 晚上好 evening rise good good"
noon, midday wǔ 午 "
(downward) xià 下 "
afternoon xià wǔ 下午 downward noon "downward noon" "
good afternoon xià wǔ hǎo downward noon "downward noon
下午好 good good" "
can be added to the can be added to
(question particle) ma 嗎？ end of a statement the end of a
to form a question statement to form "
a question
how are you? nǐ hǎo ma？ 你好嗎？ "
slang (chinese slang (chinese
pronounciation to pronounciation to
hi hài\hèi 嗨 sound am english sound am english
word) word) "
hi, how are you? hài\hèi nǐ hǎo ma？ 嗨，你好嗎？ hi, you good? "hi, you good?" "
how are you? you (formal) "you (formal)
(formal) nín hǎo ma？ 您好嗎？ good? good?" "
good evening, how wǎn shàng hǎo, nín hǎo 晚上好，您好嗎 evening rise good, "evening rise
are you (formal)? ma？ ？ you good? good, you good?" "
I/me wǒ 我 "
very hěn 很 "
I am good， fine wǒ hěn hǎo 我很好 i very good "i very good" "
glad gǎoxìng 高興 "
to know (someone) /
rènshi 認識
to meet "
very nice to meet （wǒ）hěn gǎoxìng rènshi （我）很高興認 i very glad to meet "i very glad to
you nǐ/nín 識你/您 you meet you" "
Miss xiǎo jiě 小姐 small sister "small sister" "
Miss, I am very glad small sister, to
to meet you xiǎo jiě， rénshi nín hěn 小姐，認識您很 小姐我很高興認識 "small sister, to
meet you very meet you very
（formal) gǎoxìng 高興 happy 您 happy" "
ma'am / madam nǚ shì 女士 pinyin: nv shi pinyin: nv shi "
comrade tóngzhì 同志 "
also/too yě 也 "
very nice to meet
you too/i am also wǒ yě hěn gǎoxìng rènshi 我也很高興認識 i also very glad to "i also very glad
very glad to know nín/nǐ 您/您 know you to know you"
you "
he/him tā 他 "
to meet him/ to
know him rènshi tā 認識他 "
I am also very glad to 我也很高興認識 i also very glad to "i also very glad
meet him wǒ yě hěn gǎoxìng rènshi tā know him to know him"
他 "
she/her tā 她 "
rènshi tā， wǒ yě hěn 認識她我也很高 to know her, I very "to know her, I
nice to meet her too glad very glad"
gǎoxìng 興 "
thanks xiè xiè 謝謝 thanks thanks "thanks thanks" "
thank you xiè xiè nǐ/nín thanks thanks you "thanks thanks "
謝謝您/你 you"
thanks thanks you "thanks thanks
thank you miss xiè xiè nín xiǎo jiě 謝謝您， 小姐 Miss you Miss" "
much/many/a lot duō 多 "
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thanka alot/ many duō xiè many thanks "many thanks"
thanks 多謝 "
not / negative bù 不 "
courteous kèqì 客氣 "
not at all bù kèqì 不客氣 not courteous "not courteous" "
too tài 太 "
too courteous tài kèqì 太客氣 too courteous "too courteous" "
you're welcome nín/nǐ kèqì 您/你客氣 you courteous "you courteous" "
completed action le
particle 了 "
too thanks thanks "too thanks
thanks so much tài xiè xiè le 太謝謝了 (past) thanks (past)" "
again zài 再 "
to see / to meet jiàn 見 "
goodbye zài jiàn 再見 again see "again see" "
good bye sir xiānsheng, zài jiàn 先生再見 Mr. again see "Mr. again see" "
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