Greetings & Polite Phrases in Chinese

Say hello, good afternoon, good night and thank you in Chinese. Every page shows the characters first, with pinyin, stroke-order animation and example sentences.

• hello in Chinese nǐ hǎo · 13 strokes 你好
• good afternoon in Chinese xià wǔ hǎo · 13 strokes 下午好
• good evening in Chinese wǎn shang hǎo · 20 strokes 晚上好
• good night in Chinese wǎn ān · 17 strokes 晚安
• happy new year in Chinese xīn nián kuài lè · 31 strokes 新年快乐
• thank you in Chinese xiè xie · 24 strokes 谢谢
• please in Chinese qǐng · 10 strokes 请
• no in Chinese bù · 4 strokes 不
• greetings in Chinese wèn hòu · 16 strokes 问候
• all the best in Chinese yī qiè shùn lì · 21 strokes 一切顺利

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