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你好 (nei5 hou2) — hello; hi; how are you; greetings in Cantonese

neiˏ₅你houˊ²好
Mandarin Pinyin: ni3 hao3

Meaning of 你好

nounhello; hi; how are you; greetings
phrasea common greeting, literally means 'you good'
phrasea common greeting, literally 'you good', similar to 'hello' in English
interjectionhello; a greeting

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Example Sentences with 你好

你好嗎？
How are you?
lukˍ₆綠caaˎ₄茶deoi˗₃對neiˏ₅你houˊ²好jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益gaa˗₃㗎！
Green tea is very good (healthy) for you!
你好記性。
You have a good memory.
呢啲手板眼見功夫你好快就會學識
It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.
gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次neiˏ₅你houˊ²好je5,嘢，batˉ¹不gwo˗₃過haaˍ₆下ci˗₃次mouˏ₅冇gam˗₃咁houˊ²好coiˊ²彩ge˗₃嘅laa˗₃嘞！
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!
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Characters in 你好

你nei5
you
好hou2
well; all right; okay

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