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English to Mandarin Greetings and Goodbyes

On this page, you'll find a number of ways to say hello and goodbye in Mandarin. The hellos are listed first and include some ways to say hello when answering the phone.

By scrolling down to the second group, you will find some ways to say goodbye. All of the translations have been listed in order from English to Mandarin in case this is the way you prefer to learn.

English to Mandarin Greetings:

Here is our list of greetings from English to Mandarin. You can also view this list with translations from Mandarin to English.

(Words in bold added during the last update.)

English to Mandarin Hellos:

Hello ➔ Ni hao

Hello ➔ Hā luō (informal, between friends)

Hello ➔ Wéi (informal, when answering the phone)

Hello ➔ Wéi ni hao (formal, when answering the phone)


English to Mandarin Goodbyes:

Good bye / See you again ➔ Zài jiàn

Bye for now ➔ Zhàn shí zài jiàn

Bye bye ➔ Bái bái


*Mandarin greetings last updated: November 7, 2024.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Mandarin myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.



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