你好

Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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you good; well; be fond of
simp. and trad.
(你好)		 你 好
variant forms 汝好 Min

Pronunciation

Interjection

你好

  1. hello; hi
    你好，好久不見。 / 你好，好久不见。  ―  Nǐ hǎo, hǎojiǔbùjiàn.  ―  Hi, long time no see.

Usage notes

Often used as a polite way of getting someone's attention.

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
你 好
にい
Hyōgaiji		 はお
Grade: 4
Irregular

Etymology

From modern Mandarin 你好 (nǐ hǎo, “hello”).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ニ​イハオ [níꜜìhàò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iːha̠o̞]

Interjection

你好 (katakana ニイハオ, katakana ニーハオ, rōmaji nīhao)

  1. (informal, rare) hi, hello (in a Chinese context)
    • 1967, リービ英雄, 我的中国, Page 221
      「你好 (ニーハオ)」と僧 (そう)はすこし驚 (おどろ)いた表 (ひょう)情 (じょう)で答 (こた)えた。
      “Nīhao” to sō wa sukoshi odoroita hyōjō de kotaeta.
      The monk said "Nihao", looking a little surprised
    • 1985, 山崎豊子, ”虱”だらけの指導者・胡耀邦 in 『山崎豊子全集19 大地の子（一）』, 2005, Page 605
      小 (しょう)学 (がっ)校 (こう)帰 (がえ)りの赤 (あか)いスカーフを胸 (むな)もとに巻 (ま)いた児 (じ)童 (どう)たちに出 (で)会 (あ)い、你好 (ニイハオ)！と声 (こえ)をかけると、どこでも你好 (ニイハオ)！と挨 (あい)拶 (さつ)が返 (かえ)って来 (く)る
      Shōgakkō gaeri no akai sukāfu o munamoto ni maita jidō tachi ni deai, nīhao! to koe o kakeru to, doko demo nīhao! to aisatsu ga kaette kuru
      When I meet children who wear a red neckerchief on their chest and say nihao to them, wherever it is, they return a greeting of nihao to me
    • 1987, 鈴木孝雄, 異文化融合と民族性と…… in 『公明』, 1987, No. 7, Page 99
      「你好 (ニイハオ)」と声 (こえ)をかけたら「你好 (ニイハオ)」と顔 (かお)をあげた。「みかけない顔 (かお)だ、どこから来 (き)たか」「日 (に)本 (ほん)から来 (き)た」
      “Nīhao” to koe o kaketara “nīhao” to kao o ageta. “Mikakenai kao da, doko kara kita ka” “Nihon kara kita”
      "Nihao," I talked to him. "Nihao", he said, looking up at me, "I haven't seen you around here. Where are you from?" - "I came from Japan."

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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