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Ni hao

Chinese translation: hello


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10:56 Jan 10, 2010
English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Ni hao
We are working on a project where a character is visiting many different countries in the world. We're introducing the countries with a short line of copy starting with an official greeting of the country - i.e. for France, he'll say "Bonjour I'm in France..."

We are trying to find a generic greeting for China that is authentic but this seems to be quite open to debate. So we would like the greeting we've found confirmed accurate or if there is a better suggestions.
Kellie Williams
Chinese translation:hello
Explanation:
you can also say 你好中国( hello China)
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Yue Edwards
United States
Local time: 19:08
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thank you
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4 +1hello
Yue Edwards


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
你好 ni hao
hello


Explanation:
you can also say 你好中国( hello China)

Yue Edwards
United States
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hhyin09: yes 你好 is the most generic and authentic greeting in modern china
2 hrs
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