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Do people in China say Ni Hao?
你好（Nǐ hǎo） is usually to used for greeting stranger or not that familiar friends. But however It is completely ok to use this word to your best friends. In fact, Chinese won’t think to much about this word while using it whatever who you meet, it is a common word.
What does NǏN HǍO mean?
hello
Characters. The Chinese phrase for “hello” is made of two characters: 你好 ►nǐ hǎo. The first character 你 (nǐ) means “you.” The second character 好 (hǎo) means “good”. Thus, the literal translation of 你好 (nǐ hǎo) is “you good”.
How do Chinese greet the elderly?
When addressing elders, Chinese etiquette involves using the word “nin”, which is the polite version of the word “you” in Mandarin. The elders almost always come first in Chinese society. You greet them first in a meeting, and they get seated first at dinner.
Which part of your own body should you never touch in China?
Do not touch, hug, lock arms, back slap or make any body contact. Clicking fingers or whistling is considered very rude. Never put your feet on a desk or a chair.
How do Hui people greet each other in China?
Some Hui individuals (Chinese Muslims) do greet one another “Ni hao” (你好). This happens in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is now, not uncommon to see Han-ified Hui individuals, especially in big cities. However in contrast, the Uighur people of Urumqi in Xinjiang commonly greet each other Assalamualaikum.
How do Muslims greet each other in China?
It depends on the extent the Muslim Chinese is Han-ified (汉化). Some Hui individuals (Chinese Muslims) do greet one another “Ni hao” (你好). This happens in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is now, not uncommon to see Han-ified Hui individuals, especially in big cities.
How do you greet someone in Xinjiang?
For some Turkic minorities in Xinjiang , they tend to use muslim’s greeting phrase “Assalam aliykum, Waaliykum asalam” ,but the pronunciation is a little bit different from standard Arabic. But they also use thier own languages to greet at the same time, just like “Yahxi musiz” in Uyghur and “Jaksi musiz” in Kazakh, both mean “How are you”.