good evening in Chinese

How to write 晚上好

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晚上好 is written entirely with characters at HSK 1 level or below. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

晚上好 in a sentence

• 晚wǎn上shàng好hǎo，各gè位wèi。

  Good evening, everyone.

• 晚wǎn上shàng好hǎo，欢huān迎yíng收shōu看kàn新xīn闻wén。

  Good evening, welcome to the news.

• 晚wǎn上shàng好hǎo，吃chī饭fàn了le吗ma？

  Good evening, have you eaten?

• 晚wǎn上shàng好hǎo，我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu。

  Good evening, my friend.

晚上好 vs 晚安 vs 下午好

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 晚安 wǎn ān good night

  晚上好 is a greeting when meeting in the evening; 晚安 is a farewell when parting or going to bed — don't mix them.

• 下午好 xià wǔ hǎo good afternoon

  The earlier slot: 下午好 for afternoon, 晚上好 once evening falls.