Tips of Learning Chinese

1.        “你好!” hello!/Hi!

日常问候语。任何时间，任何场合以及任何身份的人都可以使用。对方的回答也应是“你好”。

It is an everyday greeting and is used at any time, on any occasion and by a person of any social status. The reply should also be “你好”.

2.         “你好吗？” How are you?

常用问候语。回答一般是“我很好”等套话。一般用于已经相识的人之间。

It is an everyday greeting and is usually used between acquaintances. A polite expression such as “我很好”can be used as a reply.

3.        “你早!” Good morning!

问候语。只在早上见面时说。

It is an everyday greeting that used only when people meet each other in the morning.

4.         “您” The respectful form. of “你”

第二人称代词“你”的尊称。通常用于老年人或长辈。为了表示礼貌，对于同辈人，特别是初次见面时，也可用“您”。

It is a respectful form. of the second pronoun “你”. It is normally reserved for old people or elders. To show politeness, one may extend its use to people of his own generation, especially at the first meeting.

5.        ”你呢？” What about you?

承接上面的话题提出问题。如：“我很忙，你呢？”意思是“你忙吗？”；“我身体很好，你呢？”意思是“你身体好吗？”。

It is a question asked in connection with the preceding topic, e.g. “我很忙，你呢”, which means “ Are you busy?”; “我身体很好，你呢？”, which means “ How are you?”

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