您好
nínhǎoTraditional: 您好
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Translation
hello (polite), how do you do
Word origin
A compound of the polite pronoun 您 (nín, you) and 好 (hǎo, good), forming the courteous counterpart to 你好.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 您 (nín, you, polite) + 好 (hǎo, good)
Stroke order
您
好
Examples
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Hello, may I ask who you are looking for?
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Hello, welcome.
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Hello, I am the new colleague.
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Mr Wang, how do you do.
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Hello, do you need any help?
您好 (nín hǎo) is the polite form of hello, using the respectful pronoun 您 instead of 你. It is the standard greeting towards elders, customers, and people one wishes to address formally.
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