In this chapter, you will learn:
- Appropriate greetings according time
- Common greetings in Mandarin
- Chinese strokes 笔画 Bǐhuà class activity
- Useful site/ mobile app in learning Mandarin
3. 时间(Shíjiān)
Time:
• 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) is the
most generic way of
saying hello
• 你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma) is
rarely used on daily
basis
• Chinese usually greet
people according to
time of the day
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