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你好

你好

Chinese

you good; well; be fond of
simp. and trad.
(你好) 		你 好
alt. forms 汝好 Min Nan

Interjection

你好

  1. hi; hello
    你好，好久不見。 / 你好，好久不见。  ―  Nǐhǎo, hǎojiǔbùjiàn.  ―  Hi, long time no see.

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
你 好
にい
Hyōgaiji 		はお
Grade: 4
Irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 你好 ‎(nǐhǎo, “hi”).

Interjection

你好 ‎(hiragana にいはお, katakana ニイハオ, romaji nīhao)

  1. (informal, rare) hi, hello (usually in the Chinese context)
    • 1967, リービ英雄, 我的中国, Page 221
      「你好 (ニーハオ)」と僧 (そう)はすこし驚 (おどろ)いた表情 (ひょうじょう)で答 (こた)えた。
      “Nīhao” to sō wa sukoshi odoroita hyōjō de kotaeta.
      The monk said "Nihao", looking a little suprised
    • 1985, 山崎豊子, ”虱”だらけの指導者・胡耀邦 in 『山崎豊子全集19 大地の子（一）』, 2005, Page 605
      小学校帰 (しょうがっこうがえ)りの赤 (あか)いスカーフを胸 (むな)もとに巻 (ま)いた児童 (じどう)たちに出会 (であ)い、你好 (ニイハオ)！と声 (こえ)をかけると、どこでも你好 (ニイハオ)！と挨拶 (あいさつ)が返 (かえ)って来 (く)る
      Shōgakkō gaeri no akai sukāfu o munamoto ni maita jidō tachi ni deai, nīhao! To koe o kakeru to, doko demo nīhao! To aisatsu ga kaette kuru
      When I meet children who wear a red neckerchief on their chest and say nihao to them, wherever it is, they return a greeting of nihao to me
    • 1987, 鈴木孝雄, 異文化融合と民族性と…… in 『公明』, 1987, No. 7, Page 99
      「你好 (ニイハオ)」と声 (こえ)をかけたら「你好 (ニイハオ)」と顔 (かお)をあげた。「みかけない顔 (かお)だ、どこから来 (き)たか」「日本 (にほん)から来 (き)た」
      “Nīhao” to koe o kaketara “nīhao” to kao o ageta. “mikakenai kao da, doko kara kita ka” “nihon kara kita”
      "Nihao," I talked to him. "Nihao", he said, looking up at me, "I haven't seen you around here. Where are you from?" - "I came from Japan."

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