Core words
The first words to learn and practice aloud.
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello
HSK 1Frequency #2021
再见
zài jiàn
goodbye
HSK 1Frequency #327
谢谢
xiè xie
thank you
HSK 1Frequency #85
请
qǐng
please
HSK 1Frequency #142
Lesson
Hello and goodbye
Choose and pronounce common greetings.
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Learning order
- 1你好 - hello
- 2再见 - goodbye
- 3谢谢 - thank you
- 4请 - please
Stretch words
Useful extras from the same topic and level.
对不起
duì bù qǐ
sorry
greetings · #200
Sentence patterns
你好，...
你好，老师。
nǐ hǎo ， lǎo shī 。
Hello, [person]. Example: Hello, teacher.
...，再见。
妈妈，再见。
mā ma ， zài jiàn 。
[Person], goodbye. Example: Mom, goodbye.
谢谢...
谢谢你。
xiè xiè nǐ 。
Thank you, [person]. Example: Thank you.
请...
请坐。
qǐng zuò 。
Please [action]. Example: Please sit.
Example sentences
你好，我叫小明。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ jiào xiǎo míng 。
Hello, my name is Xiaoming.
再见，明天见！
zài jiàn ， míng tiān jiàn ！
Goodbye, see you tomorrow!
谢谢你的帮助。
xiè xiè nǐ de bāng zhù 。
Thank you for your help.
请坐，别客气。
qǐng zuò ， bié kè qì 。
Please sit down, don't be shy.
Mini reading
Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.
1
你好，我叫小明。请坐。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ jiào xiǎo míng 。 qǐng zuò 。
Hello, my name is Xiao Ming. Please sit down.
2
谢谢你的帮助，我很开心。
xiè xiè nǐ de bāng zhù ， wǒ hěn kāi xīn 。
Thank you for your help, I am very happy.
3
现在我要回家了，再见！
xiàn zài wǒ yào huí jiā le ， zài jiàn ！
Now I have to go home, goodbye!
Common mistakes
Short reminders that stop the most common mix-ups.
你好 is a greeting, not a goodbye.
nǐ hǎo i s a g r e e t i n g , n o t a g o o d b y e .
Use it when you meet someone.
再见 means goodbye, not hello.
zài jiàn m e a n s g o o d b y e , n o t h e l l o .
Use it when leaving.
Quick questions
Which word is a greeting for meeting someone?
你好
Which word is used when leaving?
再见
Related words
More words from the same topic to keep learning moving.
Quick quiz
Which meaning matches 你好?
Review assignment
Revisit these items tomorrow, then again in three days. Keep review short and say the words aloud.
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello
再见
zài jiàn
goodbye
谢谢
xiè xie
thank you