Basic Chinese Greeting (1)

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Suggestion：Basic Chinese Greeting
Beginners don't need to learn how to write Chinese characters.
Just listen and read aloud repeatedly. (3-5 days, 30 minutes per day.)
Try to memorize the pinyin ,pronunciation, and meaning.

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1.Personal Pronouns
(1) You；你；nǐ

(2) I, me；我；wǒ 

(3) He, she, him, her；他；tā

(4) You (pl.)；你們[们]；nǐ men

(5) We, us；我們；wǒ men

(6) They, them；他們；tā men

(7) You (by honorific)；您；nín
   「您 nín」is for conveying esteem, courtesy, or respect.
     People use it when talking to the elders, supervisors, teachers, or customers.

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2.Greeting
(1) Hello；

     你      好；

    you  good

     nǐ     hǎo

(2) Hello (by honorific)；

     您      好；

   you   good

     nín   hǎo

＊For greeting before noon.

(3) Good morning；

     早              安；

 morning    peace

     zǎo           ān
      For greeting before noon.

(4) Good morning；

     早上          好；

 morning    peace

     zǎo shang hǎo

＊For greeting before noon.

(5) Good day；

     午       安；

  noon   peace

     wǔ     ān

＊ For greeting during noon.

(6) Good night；

     晚上       好；

  evening  good

    wǎn shang hǎo

＊ For greeting at night.

(7) Good night；

     晚安；

  evening  peace

     wǎn ān

＊ For farewell at night or bedtime. It can replace goodbye at night.

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3.Farewell 

(1) Goodbye；

      再     見[见]；

    again  meet

      zài jiàn

＊ It means goodbye and see you next time.

(2) Take care！；

      保重；

      bǎo zhòng

＊Farewell for long-term separation and blessing for unknown future.

(3) Take care！；

      慢      走；

     slow walk

      màn zǒu

＊Farewell with respected people. e.g.the customers, the elders.

(4) be cautious！/Watch out；

      小心；

      xiǎo xīn

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4.Courtesy - Please & thank you
(1) Please；請[请]；qǐng

(1) Please；拜托；bài tuō

＊「拜托 bài tuō」includes more about "begging" than「請 qǐng」.

＊Sometime, it can be used as an irony ,like "come on!" in below sentences.

 - Come on! That can't be true.

 - Come on! It's nothing serious.

      

(3) Thank you；謝謝[谢谢]；xiè xie

(4) You're welcome；

     不客氣[气]；

     bú kè qì

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