New Phrases: Greetings in Mandarin Chinese

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Thursday, 27 August 2009 3 comments
There is only one real formal way to say hello in Mandarin Chinese, and whilst you can translate literal meanings from many English greetings the only one that is used is 你好 (nǐ hǎo). Below are some introductory sentences, greetings, how to introduce yourself and how to say bye. There is a lot to take in here, but I hope it useful. Please suggest ways to continue conversations below in the comments.Ways to say Hello and Greet in MandarinHello你好nǐ​...

Chinese Boy with Night Vision

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A Chinese boy has stunned medics with his ability to SEE in pitch black with eyes that GLOW in the dark. Nong Youhui’s dad, Ling, was always concerned that Nong's eyes weren't 'normal'.“They told me he would grow out of it and that his eyes would stop glowing and turn black like most Chinese people but they never did,” said Ling.Medical tests conducted in complete darkness show Youhui can read perfectly without any light and sees as clearly...

Daily Chinese Proverb: Time

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Although this proverb brings up thoughts of English King 'King Canute' who tried to stop the tide by ordering it to. Although tide in this case refers to a period of time, remember the saying 'good tidings', the same is of course true of the sea, unless as a man your job is to build sea defences... in which case you could be said to be stopping the tide.岁月不饶人suìyuè bù ráorénTime and tide wait for no manNo one is so powerful that they can...

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