Chinese vocabularies 1 (Greetings)

How to say "Hello" in Chinese?

• nǐ-hǎo

  你好

• nǐ-men

  你们

• nǐ-de

  你的

• nǐ-shì

  你是

Answer explanation

你好（nǐ-hǎo）-- hello

你们（nǐ-men）-- you (plural form)

你的（nǐ-de）-- your/yours.

你是（nǐ-shì）-- you are

How to say "Goodbye" in Chinese?

• xiàn-zài

  现在

• zài-nǎ

  在哪

• jiàn-dào

  见到

• zài-jiàn

  再见

Answer explanation

现在（xiàn-zài）-- "now".

在哪（zài-nǎ） -- "at where"

见到（jiàn-dào） -- "see".

再见（zài-jiàn） -- "gooebye".

How to say "Thank you" in Chinese?

• bào-bào

  抱抱

• bǎo-bǎo

  宝宝

• xiè-xiè

  谢谢

• mā-mā

  妈妈

Answer explanation

抱抱（bào-bào） -- "give a hug"

宝宝（bǎo-bǎo）-- "baby"

谢谢（xiè-xiè）-- "thanks/ thank you".

妈妈（mā-mā）-- "mother"

How to say "you are welcome" in Chinese?

• bù-kè-qì

  不客气

• bú-yào-qù

  不要去

• bù-yòng-zuò

  不用做

• bú-huì-zuò

  不会做

Answer explanation

不客气 -- You are welcome.

不要去 -- Do not go.

不用做 -- Do not need to do.

不会做 -- Cannot do.

How to say "sorry" in Chinese?

• duì-de-qǐ

  对得起

• duì-gè-pì

  对个屁

• duì-bù-qǐ

  对不起

• duì-ní-mǎ

  对尼玛

Answer explanation

对得起（duì-de-qǐ） means "not feel any sorry about"

对个屁（duì-gè-pì） and 对尼玛（duì-ní-mǎ） means "'yes' your ass". They are actually saying "super wrong". The second words is more like "'yes' your mom".

对不起（duì-bù-qǐ） means "sorry".

How to say "nice to meet you" in Chinese?

• ^{hěn-nán-guò-rèn-shi-nǐ}

  很难过认识你

• ^{hěn-gāo-xìng-rèn-shi-nǐ}

  很高兴认识你

• ^{hěn-shāng-xīn-lí-kāi-nǐ}

  很伤心离开你

• ^{hěn-gāo-xìng-bú-shì-nǐ}

  很高兴不是你

Answer explanation

很高兴认识你 means "nice to meet you". Its original meaning is "it is happy to know you."

难过 and 伤心 both mean "sad".

离开你 means "leave you".

不是你 means "not you".

Thus, 很难过认识你 means "it is sad to meet you."

很伤心离开你 means "it is sad to leave you."

很高兴不是你 means "it is happy that isn't you."

How to say "How are you?" in Chinese

• nǐ-hǎo

  你好。

• nǐ-hǎo-ma

  你好吗？

• nǐ-hái-hǎo-ma

  你还好吗？

• wǒ-bù-hǎo

  我不好。

Answer explanation

你好。 -- Hello.

你好吗？ -- How are you?

你还好吗？ -- Are you OK?

我不好。 -- I am not OK.

How to say "I am fine, thank you." in Chinese?

• ^{wǒ-hěn-hǎo-gǔn-kāi}

  我很好，滚开

• ^{wǒ-bù-hǎo-xiè-xiè}

  我不好，谢谢

• ^{wǒ-bù-hǎo-gǔn-kāi}

  我不好，滚开

• ^{wǒ-hěn-hǎo-xiè-xiè}

  我很好，谢谢

Answer explanation

我很好，滚开 -- I am fine, f**k off.

我不好，谢谢 -- I am not fine, thanks.

我不好，滚开 -- I am not fine, f**k off.

我很好，谢谢 -- I am fine, thanks.