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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