Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 1
你好Hello
Read pinyin and its tones, and say hello to a friend, to a teacher and to a group.
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说你好— Saying Hello
- MeiMei你好!Hello!
- XiaoDong你好!Hello!
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说您好— Saying hello politely
- 高老师你们好!Hello, everyone!
- MeiMei老师好!Hello, teacher!
- XiaoDong您好!Hello!
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- 你
pronounyou (informal singular)
- 好
adjectivegood
- 您
pronounyou (formal/polite singular)
- 你们
pronounyou (plural)
- 我
pronounI; me
- 老师
nounteacher
- 们
particle(plural for people)
New characters
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- 你
you (亻+尔, ch1)
你们 nǐmen — you (plural)谢谢你 xièxie nǐ — thank you- 好
good (ch1)
好看 hǎokàn — good-looking好听 hǎotīng — nice to listen to好玩儿 hǎowánr — fun to play with- 您
you (formal/polite singular)
- 们
plural suffix (亻+门, ch4)
你们 nǐmen — you (plural)我们 wǒmen — we; us他们 tāmen — they; them (male/mixed)- 我
I; me
我们 wǒmen — we; us给我 gěi wǒ — give me (transactional opener)帮我 bāng wǒ — help me (request opener)
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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yīoneWriting
A single horizontal line representing the number "one". The simplest hanzi.
èrtwoWriting
Two horizontal lines: "two". The lower line is slightly longer than the upper.
sānthreeWriting
Three horizontal lines. Middle one is shortest, bottom one is longest.
shítenRecognition
bāeightRecognition
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Person + 好
Explanation
To say hello, put the person before 好: 你好, 您好, 你们好. 好 means "good", but here it is a greeting. When someone says 你好, you say 你好 back.
Examples
- 你好！Hello!
- 您好！Hello! (polite)
- 你们好！Hello, everyone!
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们: more than one person
Explanation
Add 们 after 你 and it means more than one person: 你 → 你们. 您 does not usually take 们. To several teachers you also say 你们好.
Examples
- 你好！Hello! (to one person)
- 你们好！Hello, everyone!
- 您好！Hello! (polite, to one person)
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