你好

nǐ hǎo

Meanings

  • hello; hi

Character breakdown

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
hǎo
good
  • 你们 你們 nǐ men — you (plural)
  • 你妈 你媽 nǐ mā — (interjection) fuck you
  • 你我 nǐ wǒ — you and I
  • 你等 nǐ děng — (archaic) you all
  • 走你 zǒu nǐ — (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!
  • 迷你 mí nǐ — mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)
  • 随你 隨你 suí nǐ — as you wish

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