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neiˏ₅你houˊ²好
Pinyin: ni3 hao3
Translations
nounhello; hi; how are you; greetings
phrasea common greeting, literally means 'you good'
phrasea common greeting, literally 'you good', similar to 'hello' in English
daaiˍ₆大gaaˉ¹家houˊ²好
Pinyin: da4 jia1 hao3
Translations
nounHello everyone:
nounan expression to greet a group of people.
nounIt is a greeting word, "hi everybody"
phrasehello everyone
phrasea greeting, equivalent to 'hello everyone' in English
phrasea common greeting, literally 'everyone good', equivalent to 'hello everyone' in English
phrasea greeting, meaning 'hello everyone'
haaˉ¹哈louˊ²佬
Pinyin: ha1 lao3
Translations
nounhello (as loanword)
nounloanword, which means hello
haaˉ¹哈loˊ²囉
简 哈啰
Pinyin: ha1 luo5
Translations
noun(transliteration of) hello
gamˉ¹今maanˏ₅晚daaˊ²打louˏ₅老fuˊ²虎
Pinyin: jin1 wan3 da3 lao3 hu3
Translations
nounhello; how are you? (old slang)
daaˊ²打ziuˉ¹招fuˉ¹呼
Pinyin: da3 zhao1 hu5
Translations
nounto greet sb.; to acknowledge sb.; to say hello
nounto give prior notice; to inform in advance
nounto notify; to let sb. know
ziuˉ¹招fuˉ¹呼
Pinyin: zhao1 hu5
Translations
nounto greet; to wave hello; to beckon; to call; to take care of sb
noun(verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon
neiˏ₅您houˊ²好
Pinyin: nin3 hao3
Translations
nounCommonly used as an introduction to a letter. Also used in spoken Mandarin when formality is required, such as when being introduced to someone.
nounhello, greetings (formal)
wai˗₃喂
Pinyin: wei4
Translations
nounhey
noun2. hello (when answering the telephone)
noun(common in Cantonese)
noun1. [int] to call attention;