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你好
nǐ hǎo
Pinyin
Definition
你好
-
nǐ hǎo
hello
hi
Character Decomposition
你
亻
⺈
小
好
女
子
Related Words
(20)
你
nǐ
1
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])
好
hǎo
1
good
2
well
3
proper
4
good to
5
easy to
6
very
7
so
8
(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
9
(of two people) close
10
on intimate terms
11
(after a personal pronoun) hello
你们
nǐ men
1
you (plural)
好久
hǎo jiǔ
1
quite a while
好像
hǎo xiàng
1
as if
2
to seem like
好友
hǎo yǒu
1
close friend
2
pal
3
(social networking website) friend
4
CL:個|个[gè]
好吃
hǎo chī
1
tasty
2
delicious
好多
hǎo duō
1
many
2
quite a lot
3
much better
好好
hǎo hǎo
1
well
2
carefully
3
nicely
4
properly
好玩
hǎo wán
1
amusing
2
fun
3
interesting
好看
hǎo kàn
1
good-looking
2
nice-looking
3
good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
4
embarrassed
5
humiliated
好运
hǎo yùn
1
good luck
美好
měi hǎo
1
beautiful
2
fine
还好
hái hǎo
1
not bad
2
tolerable
3
fortunately
上好
shàng hǎo
1
first-rate
2
top-notch
不好
bù hǎo
1
no good
你好
nǐ hǎo
1
hello
2
hi
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
1
lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
2
two parties cannot coexist
你等
nǐ děng
1
you all (archaic)
2
see also 你們|你们[nǐ men]
修好
xiū hǎo
1
to repair (sth broken)
2
to restore (sth damaged)
3
to establish friendly relations with
4
(literary) to do meritorious deeds
Idioms
(20)
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
1
no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
1
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
2
not to know what's good for one
3
unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
1
unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
2
undiscriminating
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
1
What brings you here? (idiom)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
1
lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
2
two parties cannot coexist
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
1
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
2
fierce rivalry
3
tug-of-war
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
1
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2
fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3
you do it your way, I'll do it mine
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
1
to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
1
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
1
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
1
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
2
fig. there's no place like home
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
1
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
2
fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
1
to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
1
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
2
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
1
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò
1
happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
2
all take and no give
好梦难成
hǎo mèng nán chéng
1
a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
1
to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
好好学习,天天向上
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng
1
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你好,这是我的名片。
nǐhǎo ,zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn 。
Hello, this is my business card.
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Intermediate
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你好啊!
nǐhǎo a !
Hello!
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Intermediate
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好久没听到你的声音。你好吗?
hǎojiǔ méi tīngdào nǐ de shēngyīn 。nǐhǎo ma ?
I haven’t heard your voice in a long time. How are you?
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Elementary
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你好,请给我一杯热拿铁外带,谢谢!”
nǐhǎo ,qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi rè nátiě wàidài ,xièxie !”
"Hi, I would like a cup of hot latte to go, thanks."
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Advanced
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你好,我要寄包裹。
nǐhǎo ,wǒ yào jì bāoguǒ 。
Hi, I would like to ship a package.
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Pre Intermediate
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你好,第一次产检吧?
nǐhǎo ,dìyīcì chǎnjiǎn ba ?
Hi, is this your first prenatal visit?
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Intermediate
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喂,你好。
wéi ,nǐhǎo 。
Hey? Hello.
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Newbie
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你好啊!听总部说,你对营销跟业务都很在行啊。
nǐhǎo a !tīng zǒngbù shuō ,nǐ duì yíngxiāo gēn yèwù dōu hěn zàiháng a 。
Hello. I heard from the headquarters that you are very good at marketing and sales.
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Intermediate
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