Greetings in Chinese

n ho Hi. / How do you do. nn ho Hi. / How do you do. (To seniors or superiors to show respect.) hn go xng rn sh n Nice to meet you. zo shng ho Good morning! xi w ho Good afternoon! wn shng ho Good evening. wn n Good night. ch le ma Have you had your meal? (Chinese way of greeting, usually around the meal time.) ch q ya Are you going out? (Chinese way of greeting when you are going out.) ch q le You've been out, haven't you? (Chinese way of greeting when you have just come back from outside.) ho ji b jin zu jn zn me yng Long time no see. How are you doing? zu jn mng shn me ne What are you busy about recently?

zu jn shn t hi ho ma How are you recently? zu jn gng zu shn l ma How are you getting along with your work recently? qng di w xing n f m wn ho Please give my best regards to your parents. wng wi yo w xing n wn ho Wang Wei wished to say hello to you. xi xie Thank you! fi chng gn xi Thank you very much! ti gn xi nn le Thank you very much indeed! xi xie n gi w de bng zh Thanks for the help! xi xie nn rng nn shu li le Thank you for taking so much trouble! xn k le xi xie nn Thank you for all your hard work. gi nn tin m fan le zhn b ho y si We are really sorry for the trouble we have put you to. b yng xi Not at all. bi k q Don't mention it.

mi shn me It's nothing. du sh png you hi zh me k q gn ma We are friends. Please do not mention it zi jin Goodbye! hu tu jin See you later! mng tin jin See you tomorrow. go c le So long. hu hu yu q Hope to see you again. qng li b Please don't bother to come any further. mn zu Take care. zu ho Take care. b yun sng le. I will not go any further. jng chng lin x a Let's keep in touch. yu kngr chng li a Please visit us when you are free.

du bo zhng Take care. y l png n Bon Voyage! y l shn fng Have a good trip! gng x Congratulations! xn nin ho Happy New Year! shng dn kui l Merry Christmas! xn chn y kui Happy Spring Festival! zh n zi xn de y nin l wn sh r y Wish you a prosperous New Year! zh n li nin d j Wish you a lucky New Year! gng x f ci Kung Hei Fat Choi! (Wish you make a fortune in the coming year!) shng r kui l Happy Birthday! zh n shn t jin kng Wish you a healthy life! (To senior people only) zh nn jin kng chng shu Wish you a long and healthy life!

zh n mn xn hn kui l Congratulations on your marriage! zh n mn bi tu do lo Wish you a happy and lasting marriage! zh n mn xng f Wish you a happy life! zh n gng zu shn l Wish you a happy and smooth work. zh n xu x q de ho chng j Wish you a great improvement in your studies. zh n zho do y g ho gng zu Congratulations on your new job! zh n l t y kui Have a nice trip! zh n ho yn Good luck! zh n go shng I hope you will get promoted soon. zh n chng gng Wish you success! du b q Sorry! zhn du b q ! I am terribly sorry! bo qin I am sorry.

b ho y s I am sorry. qng yun ling Please forgive me. du b q rng nn ji dng le Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. fi chng bo qin w li wn le I am sorry for being late. gi nn tin zh me du m fn zhn gu y b q I am really sorry for bringing you so much trouble. mi gun xi It's ok. mi shr It's ok. b k qi You are welcome. mi shn me It's nothing. gi n li bi k fi zn me yng Would you like a cup of coffee? zh g hu dng n kn w mn sh b sh y yng gi cn ji Do you think that we shall join this event? n mn mng tin zi li xng ma Can you come tomorrow, can't you? yo w bng n b dng xi n shng q ma Would you like me to take it upstairs?

zh bn sh b cu w jin y n kn y kn This book is nice. I suggest you read it. n zu ho xin zi ji q You'd better go there right now. li zhng gu y dng yo ch jio zi You must try dumplings when you visit China. mng tin w gu shng r n li cn ji j hu ba Tomorrow is my birthday. I would like you to come to my birthday party. gn w mn y q q wnr ba Come and join us for the fun. zn mn y q q ho ma Would you like going together with me? w mn q p shn n yu xng q ma We are going to clime the mountain, Are you interested? wn shng xing qng n ch fn n yu sh jin ma I would like to invite you for the dinner tonight, Are you free? k y Yes, I will. xng a That's ok with me. ho de Ok. mi wn t No problem. zhn sh g ho zh y That's a good idea.

xi xie zhn sh ti m fn n le Thanks. It's very kind of you. w y dng q I will be there. b xng No, I can't. zhn du b q w q b lio I am sorry. I can't go. zhn b qio Unfortunately, I am afraid I won't be free. bi k q You are welcome. b yng le No, please don't bother. xi xie n de ho y k sh w gng ho yu din shr That's very kind of you. But i happen to have something to deal with. y hu zi shu ba Maybe next time. gi tin ba Maybe another day. xi c ba Next time. 100 gn nn shng ling g shr nng b nng ji w y bi kui qin May I ask you a favor? Could you please lend me 100 Yuan? xio wng nng b nng bng w b zh fn wn jin f yn y xi Mr. (Ms) Wang, could you please help me copy this document?

w mn shng ling y xi mng tin gn sh ba Let's talk about what shall we do tomorrow. w mn xin zu hu ch do gung zhu rn hu hun fi j do xing gng n kn zn me yng We will take the train to Guangzhou first and then fly to Hong Kong. What do you think? n kn zh yng xng b xng n xin q w m shng ji li How do you like this idea? You go first and I will come in a minute. ti wn le mng tin zi q r h It's too late. Why don't we go tomorrow? w ju de zh g din yng b ho kn bi kn le n shu ne I don't think this film is good. Don't bother seeing it, OK? ho y yn wi dng Ok. You have my word. xng tng n de Ok. You decide. n ji zh me dng le k bi fn hu a Well, that's settled and you should keep your promise. ji zh yng ba Then that's it. n ji xng q tin ba Let's make it Sunday. ji n nn de y s bn As you like. 8 wn shng b din ji b b jin b sn See you in the pub at 8 pm.

w ch s b ch ru I am vegetarian and do no eat meat. w b sh lo bn t ci sh I'm not not the boss. He is. w fng b zi ji Wu Fang is not home. zh g cho sh de dng xi b sho ji qin y b gu This supermarket has a wide variety of merchandise. The prices are inexpensive. w b hu chu yn y b hu h ji I do not smoke, nor do I drink. xin zi n y mi b do zh g wn yr This stuff can be bought nowhere now. t sh d shng zi mi yu xing d ji mi He's the only son of the family and hasn't any other brothers nor sisters. w jn tin mi jin zho t I don't see him today. shu shu de Who told you? nr a That's not right. ci b sh ne You've got it wrong. zh b k nng This is impossible. bi xi shu le Nonsense.

h ch Bullshit! su yu de rn du b tng y n de kn f Nobody agrees you. rn h rn du b nng jn q Nobody is allowed to get in. t cng li du b ch do He is never late. w mn du b yun y q xing xi None of us is willing to go countryside. w mn bn de tng xu b du sh mi gu rn hi yu yng gu rn h ji n d rn Not all the students of the class are americans. Some are British and some are Canadians. zh xi png gu b qun sh hui de hi yu j g ho de Not all the apples are rotten. Some of them are still good. bng b sh su yu de rn du zn chng t de jin y Not everybody agrees with him. n mn b yng sn g du li li ling g ji gu le Not all the three of you must come. Two is enough. li zhng gu hu w hi nr du mi q gu ne I haven't visited anywhere since I came to China. jn tin w wi ku b ho shn me du b xing ch I have no appetite and don't want to eat anything. shu y b zh do t do nr q le Nobody knows where he's gone.

t hn bn lin y ji y dng y j du b zh do He is stupid. Don't even know what is one plus one. w y din y b li I am not tired at all. fng xn t ju b hu zu sh sh de Take it easy! He won't do anything silly. w zi y b gn n wnr le I will never play with you again. w yng yun y b hu zi jin n le Never will I see you again!