(nín hǎo) - hello (polite), how do you do in Mandarin

nínhǎo

Traditional: 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

，？

Hello, may I ask who you are looking for?

，。

Hello, welcome.

，。

Hello, I am the new colleague.

，。

Mr Wang, how do you do.

，？

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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This word is part of lesson 37.