Chinese Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Chinese easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Chinese for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Chinese by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Chinese vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	CHINESE
Hello	Nǐ hǎo
Good morning!	zǎoshang hǎo!
Good afternoon!	Xiàwǔ hǎo!
Hi	Nǐ hǎo
Good evening	wǎnshàng hǎo
Good night	wǎn’ān
Sleep well	shuì dé hǎo
How are you?	nǐ hǎo ma?
I’m fine, thank you.	Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè nǐ.
How about you?	Nǐ ne?
Nice to meet you.	Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Nice to meet you too.	Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Likewise	Tóngyàng de
It’s good to see you.	hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Nice to see you again.	Hěn gāoxìng zàicì jiàn dào nǐ.
Pleased to meet you.	Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
How nice to see you!	Jiàn dào nǐ zhēn hǎo!
What’s up?	Zhè shì zěnme huí shì?
What brings you here?	Shénme fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	zàijiàn
I hope we’ll meet again.	wǒ xīwàng wǒmen néng zàijiànmiàn.
I’ve got to go.	Wǒ dé zǒule.
It was good meeting you.	Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ.
It was great seeing you again.	Hěn gāoxìng zàicì jiàn dào nǐ.
It was great to catch up!	Hěn gāoxìng gǎn shàng!
See you again sometime.	Yǒu shíjiān zàijiàn.
See you in the morning	Zǎoshang jiàn
See you later	huítóu jiàn
See you soon	zài jiàn
See you tomorrow	míngtiān jiàn
See you tonight	jīn wǎn jiàn
Sleep well	shuì dé hǎo
Take care.	xiǎoxīn.
Other greetings
Bless you	zhùfú nǐ
Cheers!	gānbēi!
Farewell	Gàobié
Good luck!	zhù nǐ hǎo yùn!
Talk to you soon	Yǐhòu zài liáo
Welcome	huānyíng
Well done!	zuò dé hǎo!

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