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
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Lesson
Hello and goodbye
Choose and pronounce common greetings.
beginnergreetingslisteningspeakingvocabulary
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，我叫小明。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ jiào xiǎo míng 。
Hello, my name is Xiao Ming.
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，请喝茶。
qǐng zuò ， qǐng hē chá 。
Please sit, please have some tea.
Example sentences
你好，我叫小明。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ jiào xiǎo míng 。
Hello, my name is Xiaoming.
谢谢你的帮助。
xiè xiè nǐ de bāng zhù 。
Thank you for your help.
请坐在这里。
qǐng zuò zài zhè lǐ 。
Please sit here.
再见，明天见！
zài jiàn ， míng tiān jiàn ！
Goodbye, see you tomorrow!
Mini reading
Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.
1
你好，请坐。
nǐ hǎo ， qǐng zuò 。
Hello, please sit down.
2
谢谢，你好吗？
xiè xiè ， nǐ hǎo ma ？
Thank you, how are you?
3
我很好，再见！
wǒ hěn hǎo ， zài jiàn ！
I'm fine, 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