Learn how to say how are you in Chinese (nǐ hǎo ma / 你好吗) with pronunciation, grammar breakdown, and common responses.
Pinyin: nǐ hǎo ma
Tones: 3rd → 2nd (sandhi) + 3rd + neutral
When to use: Literal how are you. Common but slightly less casual than 你吃了吗.
我很好，你呢？
wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
I'm good, and you?
还好。
hái hǎo.
Not bad.
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